(1) wp6910-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6910 OF 2011 Mahadeo Devidas Tekale & others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.S. Choudhary, advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. A.N. Irpatgire, advocate for Respondent No. 3. Mr. V.D. Salunke, advocate for Respondent No. 5. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 27th SEPTEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. It is the basic prayer of the petitioners that the provisional voters' list and the final voters' list be directed to be prepared afresh. The provisional voters' list was published giving the date as 31st December, 2008. 2. Perusal of the election programme dated 9th September, 2011 would reveal that the scrutiny of the nomination papers was concluded on 19th September, 2011. Now, the stages those are left are withdrawal of the nomination papers and the polling. Thus, the (2) wp6910-11 election process is already set in motion. 3. There are two hurdles in the way of the petitioners. Firstly, such of the candidates who are contesting the election are not joined as party- respondents. Now that any order that would be passed by this Court would undoubtedly affect the rights of such of the candidates. Secondly, once the election process is set in motion, it is settled law that the Court should be slow in entertaining the petitions in that respect. Any illegality allegedly committed while preparation of the voters' list or otherwise can be a ground which could be entertained in an Election Dispute. The petitioners may raise all such grounds in the Election Dispute that they would file after the elections are over. 4. Since the petitioners have an alternate efficacious remedy after the results of the elections are declared, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. The writ petition is, therefore, rejected. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] npj/wp6910-11 (3) wp6910-11