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2021 Supreme(Bom) 205

S.J.KATHAWALLA, VINAY JOSHI
Vilas Vitthal Sakhare – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra through Secretary Rural Development Department – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Neeta P. Karnik.
For the Respondents: Rupali Shinde, S.B. Shetye, Ifran Sheikh, Sarika Shetye, Hemant Naikwadi.

JUDGMENT :

S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.

1. By the above Writ Petition, the Petitioners seek to challenge the final voters list prepared for the purpose of Hinjawadi Grampanchayat Election which is scheduled to be held on 15th January, 2021.

2. The reliefs sought in the above Writ Petition are as follows:

    “This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to invoke its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and issue a writ of mandamus or a writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus.

(a) Direct the Respondents to correct the draft voter's list and/or to prepare a corrected final voter's list for the Respondent No. 6's general election.

(b) Direct the Respondents to ensure that residents from outside the Respondent No. 6 are not added to the voter's list as also voters from the Gram Panchayat be shown in their rightful wards.

(c) Direct the Respondents to delete the voters shown from S. No. 1 to S. Nos. 342 of the voter's list of Ward No. 5 and include same in Ward No. 3.

(d) Direct the Respondents to delete the names shown from Serial Nos. 343 to 534 in voter's list of Ward No. 5 and same be included in Ward No. 4.

(e) Direct the Respondents to remove the names added from outside gr

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