( 1 ) THE present petitioner offered himself as a candidate for the office of Panch from village Rurai, tehsil Lahar, district Bhind. His nomination paper was accepted by the Assistant Returning Officer on 3rd of May, 1994. His name was shown in the list of validity nominated candidates. This list has been appended as annexure P/4. The requisite steps that is with regard to filing of nomination papers and its scrutiny as contemplated by Rules 29 to 33 of the Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Election Rules of 1994 were duly complied with. As noticed above, a list was duly prepared under Rule 33 (8) of the Rules. This Rule i. e. , 33 (8) reads as under: 33. Scrutiny of nomination.- (8) Immediately after all the nomination papers have been scrutinised and decisions accepting or rejecting the same have been recorded, the Returning Officer (Panchayat) shall prepare a list of candidates whose nominations have been accepted. Immediately after the scrutiny is over, the Returning Officer (Panchayat) shall affix the list on his notice board and shall record the date on which, arid the time at which, the list was so affixed. "

( 2 ) AFTER the nomination papers were duly accepted an