( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2687 OF 2010 Pandurang s/o Tukaram Kolhe PETITIONER VERSUS The State Election Commission, Maharashtra State, through its Commissioner and others. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. Aniruddha Nimbalkar, advocate holding for Mr. V.D. Salunke, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.T. Shleke, advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents No. 2 and 3. ..... [CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ.] [DATE : 7th April, 2010] PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ for quashing and setting aside the election programme published by the respondents No. 1 and 2 for elections of Village Panchayat, Pingali, Taluka Hadgaon, District Nanded. The petitioner also prays for ( 2 ) issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents No. 1 and 2 not to declare election programme before expiry of the term of Village Panchayat, Pingali. The petitioner also prays for declaring the election programme as per the reservations drawn for particular ward. 2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the elections of Village Panchayat, Pingali were held on 4th June, 2005 and the term of the present Body comes to an end on 3rd June, 2010. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the election is premature and the election cannot be held before completion of the term of the present Body. Mr. Shelke, learned counsel for the respondent No.1, urged before us that the constitutional mandate requires that the new Body be sworn in before the expiry of the term of the earlier Body. Holding of the election before the conclusion of the term of the earlier Body would not amount to curtailing the period of the earlier elected Body. In that light of the matter, therefore, we do not find any merit in the aforesaid contention of the ( 3 ) petitioner. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has challenged the reservation which is provided as per the ward. A preliminary notification was issued inviting the objections and thereafter, the notification came to be finalized. In any event, the polling is scheduled on 27th April, 2010 i.e. purely twenty days from today. In that light of the matter, therefore, according to us, no interference is called for in the exercise of the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 4. The writ petition is accordingly summarily dismissed, with no order as to costs. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V. HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE NPJ/wp2687-10 ( 4 )