1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 2799 OF 2010. Yogeshwar Narayanrao Pund and 2 others. -: VERSUS :- The Collector, Nagpur District, Nagpur and others. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : JULY 19, 2010. Heard Mrs. Maldhure, learned counsel for petitioners, Shri Sonare, learned A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1 and 2 and Shri Marpakwar, learned counsel for respondent no.3. The learned counsel contends that the population in each ward has to be same as far as possible and in present circumstances, though this can be easily achieved, the respondent nos. 1 and 2 are not doing it. It is pointed out that the petitioners have raised valid objections and they need to be heard and a reasoned order has to be passed by the Collector on their objections. For said purpose, the 2 Collector called for report from the Tahsildar, and that report was to reach by 31.05.2010. Accordingly the Patwari visited the site and prepared report pointing out how the population of three wards can be rearranged so that each ward has equal strength of voters. Before receipt of that report, the Collector decided the objection on 29.05.2010. Learned counsel contends that the Collector has stated that the report was received on 26.05.2010, but then copy of any such report was not given to the petitioners. According to her, there is no such report on record. Attention is invited to the fact that population in ward no.2 is 1012, while in ward no.1 it is 905 and in ward no.3 it is 842. Learned counsel states that this disparity is shocking and when equilibrium could have been achieved as required by the statute, office of Collector has not given any reason for said purpose. Learned A.G.P. has relied upon the reply filed before this Court. He states that strength of voters in each ward has to be equal as far as possible and here the competent Authority have accordingly delimited the wards. Adjustment of 10% plus or minus is permissible as per the guidelines. Looking to the total number of ward members, the strength of population required is 307 voters in each 3 ward, accordingly the population has been divided and as for three members the required strength of voters works out to 921, considering the geographical situation, the formula of 10% plus or minus have been applied. I have perused the relevant papers. Though the petition is having some merit in so far as the forwarding of the report by Tahsildar to the office of the Collector is concerned, as I do not find any express challenge on the ground of malafides in the matter, I am not inclined to interfere in writ jurisdiction. The ratio or equation of population qua the strength of Gram Panchayat has been utilized, and there is nothing wrong with it. Writ Petition is therefore, rejected. No costs. JUDGE Rgd.