JUDGMENT - MARLAPALLE B.H., J.:---We have heard the arguments of the learned Counsel for the respective parties spread over two continuous days and perused the record from the Scrutiny Committee as well as the registers maintained by Saint Joseph Church at Borsor. We have proceeded with the hearing of the petition so as to decide it at the admission stage itself, more so when the original complainant i.e. respondent No. 7 has filed an affidavit-in-reply. Thus, the writ petition was ready in all respects for decision at the time of admission itself.

2. Rule.

3. The learned Counsel for the respondents waive service.

4. Rule is made returnable forthwith.

5. The petitioner Smt. Ranjana w/o. Babasaheb Sature was born to Namdeo and Zalabai Bagul on 29-5-1976 at village Khandala in Taluka Vaijapur, District Aurangabad and on completion of her school education she joined Vinayakrao Patil Mahavidyalaya at Vaijapur, in 11th standard on 3-7-1993. She came to be married to Shri Babasaheb Nana Sature-a resident of village Jalegaon on 22-4-1996. Shri Babasaheb Sature himself is also a graduate in Arts and the petitioner could not complete her graduation.

In January, 2002 the elections to the Zilla P

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