Sunil Ambwani, and Kashi Nath Pandey, J. J. - In all these writ petitions the petitioners have challenged the elections of the Chairpersons of the Village Panchayats, of the respective village, notified by the State Election Commission, U.P. on 16th September, 2010, and for which the dates have been notified for nominations between 23rd September to 6th October, 2010 and polling dates between 11th October to 25th October, 2010.

The petitioners have made prayers relating to the validity of elections, and have prayed for staying the elections on variety of grounds, namely non-issuance or cancellation of their caste certificates; revision of the electoral rolls by adding or deleting their names on the eve of the elections; rejection of nomination papers on account of incomplete forms or mistakes; allotment of symbols etc. In some writ petitions the petitioners have challenged the place, residence and castes of their opponents, resulting in improper acceptance of their nomination papers.

2. The elections of Chairpersons of the Village Panchayats are provided under Art.243-C and 243-C, to be held under Art.243-E of the Constitution of India in Part IX inserted by the Constituti