JUDGEMENT :

1. The similitude of the issues of law and fact involved in these writ petitions warranted analogous hearing. We, therefore, propose to decide these writ petitions by this common order.

2. Writ Petition No. 6765 of 2022 is listed as the first matter on board. An order dated 4th July 2022 of finalization of ward formation for elections to the Municipal Council, Manwat, in the district of Parbhani issued by its Collector, is questioned in the writ petition. The petitioner complains that his objection that Golaitnagar (colony) ought not to have been divided and included as part of two wards, i.e., ward nos. 10 and 11, has not been considered in the proper perspective by the Collector and in the light of an order dated 27th December 2021 of the State Election Commission, Maharashtra; therefore, it is prayed that the impugned order be quashed and/or set aside on the ground of violation of the order dated 27th December 2021.

3. In Writ Petition No. 6162 of 2022, final notification dated9 th June 2022 pertaining to ward formation for general elections to the Municipal Council, Ausa in the district of Latur is challenged. The contention of the petitioners is that they had raised o