1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.1712 OF 2009 Dilip Ghansham Solanke and others .. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri R.S.Shinde, Advocate holding for Shri A.G.Talhar, Advocate for petitioners Shri N.N.Jadhav, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 4 Shri S.T.Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.5 Shri P.N.Kutti, Advocate holding for Mrs.C.P.Kutti, Advocate for respondents 6 and 7 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 23rd July 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner pray for issuance of a writ directing respondents 2 to 4 to declare and hold election of village Nhavi Pragane Adavad, Taluka Yawal, District Jalgaon. As far as the relief which is sought by this prayer clause is concerned, Shri Shelke, learned Counsel for respondent No.5 has stated before us on instructions that the election programme for the said village has been declared and the voting is scheduled to be held on 26.7.2009. In the light of the said statement, according to us, no relief can be granted to the petitioners in respect of the aforesaid prayer clause. 2 2. The petitioners have also prayed for issuance of a writ directing respondents 2 to 4 to issue caste certificates of the caste Tokare Koli i.e. Scheduled Tribe community to the villagers of village Nhavi Pragane Adavad without insisting for submission of school record and old documentary evidence. In the alternative, the petitioners have prayed for directions the respondent No.2 to decide the representation dated 6.7.2007 submitted by the villagers of the concerned village. In respect of the relief at prayer clause (D) to the petition and the alternate relief at prayer clause (E) to the petition, the aforesaid reliefs cannot be granted as the petitioners want issuance of caste certificate contrary to law. In the light of that there is no merit in the petition and the petition is summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) vvr/1712.09wp