IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 23 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 23 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 23 OF 2009 Shri Machhindranath Laxman Mhatre ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. Vaibhav Co-op.Credit Soc.Ltd. & ors.] .. Respondents Mr. A.A. Kumbhakoni i/b Mr. Sandesh Patil for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Masurkar for the respondent No.3. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & D.B. BHOSALE, JJ. DATED: 7TH JANUARY, 2009 P.C. : 1. Heard learned counsel. 2. This Petition is directed against the order passed by the District Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies on 13th December, 2008, disposing of the appeal filed under section 152(A) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, wherein the petitioner had challenged the rejection of his nomination papers by the Returning Officer. 3. We have perused the election programme and we : 2 : find that the election programme is at the stage of withdrawal of nomination papers and at 2.00 p.m. today, the said period will be over and tomorrow i.e. 8th January, 2009, is the date for allotment of election signs to the contesting candidates. 4. It is well settled principle of law that if at all any relief is to be granted, it should be granted without disturbing the election process. Since without disturbing the election process, the relief in favour of the petitioner cannot be considered, we refrain ourselves from entertaining the Writ Petition. We also observe that the petitioner has a remedy of election petition available to him after the election results are declared. That is one more reason that we do not wish to interfere at this stage. 5. In view of what is stated above, Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [D.B. [D.B. [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] [S.B. [S.B. [S.B. MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.]