JUDGMENT :

Shrikant D. Kulkarni, J.

1. The challenge in this group of petitions is to the notification of ward formation of the ensuing election of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation May-2020.

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. The State Election Commission has published a draft notification of delimitation/reservation/ward formation of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation on 04.02.2020 and suggestions and objections were called upon from the public at large. The petitioners have submitted their suggestions/objections to the draft notification of delimitation/ward formation of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation. According to the petitioners, census of 2011 is considered for the ensuing election of the Corporation. The population of Municipal area is required to be divided into 115 wards and after having necessary calculations, ratio of population per ward comes to 10769. However, + 10% is permissible. As such, maximum population limit per ward is 11747 and minimum population limit is 9611 per ward. Population per wards has nexus with reservation of seats of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe. The State Electi