1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.585 of 2008 (Sau. Jaishres Deepak Wasu .vs. Election Officer of Sarpanch & Upsarpanch, Election Grampanchayat, Akoli Khurd and Ors.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : D.D.Sinha and Mrs.Vasanti A. Naik, JJ. DATE : February 08, 2008. Heard. Counsel for the petitioner in the present Writ Petition has prayed for postponement of election of Sarpanch which is scheduled to be held on 11.2.2008 on the ground that the petitioner is unable to furnish the Caste Certificate along with his nomination paper, which is required under notification dt. 21.1.2006, because the Sub-Divisional Officer is not accepting the application of the petitioner for grant of such Certificate. In the instant case, the petitioner has approached this Court questioning the procedure undertaken by the Authorities in conducting the elections of Sarpanch, almost at the last moment and therefore, we would like to express that, in such matters, the litigants should be vigilant and must approach the Court well within time. However, in the instant case, it is not in dispute that, as per the notification dt. 2 21.1.2006, the candidate who is contesting the election of Sarpanch is required to annexe the certificate along with the nomination papers. The validity of said circular is not subject matter of challenge in the present Writ Petition and in absence thereof, it is not possible to find fault with the procedure followed by the Authorities in not accepting the nomination paper of the petitioner. Consequently, the petition suffers from lack of merits. Hence, the same is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE ssj