-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3093 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3093 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3093 OF 2007 Sunita Suhas Latane .. Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. ----- Mr.Shrinivas Sudhir Patwardhan for the Petitioner. Mr.V.P.Malvankar, AGP for the Respondent No.1. Mr.S.B.Shetye for the Respondent No.2. Mr.T.S.Ingle for the Respondent No.4. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 21st APRIL, 2007. DATED : 21st APRIL, 2007. DATED : 21st APRIL, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Rule. Heard forthwith. Leave to amend. 2. The issue in this petition is covered by the judgment dated 10th April, 2007 in Writ Petition No.2237 of 2007. The petitioner herein also prayed for the same relief that she be declared elected, as the candidate who was elected, has ceased to continue in office consequent to his caste certificate being declared invalid. 3. Considering the above, this petition is disposed -: 2 :- of by issuing the following directions : i. Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). ii. The learned District Judge, Ichalkaranji is directed to dispose of the election petition, not later than 2 months from today as we are informed that the matter is kept for final arguments. iii. In the meantime and till such decision, the election commission not to proceed to fill in the vacancy of the post. iv. Interim order is made absolute. 4. Rule is disposed of in the above terms with no order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....