1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6839 OF 2010 Shaikh Amjadbi Shaikh Gausoddin ..Petitioner Versus The State Election Commission and ors. ..Respondents Mr.Ravindra Nirmal Advocate holding for Mr.V.D.Salunke, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.T.Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr.S.K.Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents 2 and 3 Mr.S.B.Ghatol Patil, Advocate for respondent No.4 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 5th August 2010 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner challenges the acceptance of the nomination form of the petitioner in respect of the elections of Village Panchayat, Mategaon, Taluka Purna, District Parbhani from a seat which is reserved for candidates belonging to the open category. The contention of the petitioner is that she had submitted her nomination form for a seat, which was reserved for candidates belonging to open category (female). 2. The petitioner has annexed to this petition a copy of the nomination form. In the column which is in respect of the reservation, the petitioner had marked the reservation for open category. There was a column indicating the reservation for open category candidates (female). 2 However, the petitioner had not marked that column and as a result of which the nomination form of the petitioner came to be accepted in respect of a seat, which was reserved for open category candidates. At Part V of the nomination form, the petitioner had also indicated that the petitioner was submitting her nomination form for a seat, which was reserved for open category candidates. 3. In that light of the matter, therefore, according to us, there is no merit in the petition and no case is made out by the petitioner for intervening in the exercise of extra-ordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petition is therefore, summarily dismissed with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr/6839.10wp)