1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No.8439 Of 2010 Shaikh Abdul Salam s/o Shaikh Ahmed. .. Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. .. Respondents. -------- Shri. S.S. Thombre, Advocate for petitioner. Shri. S.D. Kaldate, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE: 16th SEPTEMBER 2010 PER COURT : 1) Heard. 2) Notice returnable on 14th October 2010. The learned Assistant Government Pleader waives notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2 3) The learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for interim relief in terms of prayer clauses (C) and (D). We have perused the record placed before us and the orders passed by the Bombay High Court. 4) In the facts of the case we find that, the election programme was declared and voters list was published on 30-7-2010. Final voters list was published on 17-8-2010. The voting is to take place on 19-9-2010. The writ petition was filed on 15-9-2010 and the Court granted urgent circulation on 16th September 2010. Prima facie we find that the petitioner had ample time to raise the issue involved at an appropriate stage. The bye-laws were framed much earlier. There is nothing on 3 record to show that notice of hearing of this petition was given to the respondent Nos.4 and 5. The election process is set in motion and as the elections are imminent we are not inclined to grant interim relief by which a sizable number of voters would participate. 5) The prayer for interim relief, therefore, stands rejected. Sd/- Sd/- (K.K. TATED, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.8439.10