Advocates:
['ANDHALE SANDIP R', 'COPY SERVED ON GP', '', 'COPY SERVED ON ADV S T SHELKE', 'SHELKE SHIVAJI T']

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 11866 OF 2017

ANITA BAHIRNATH NETAKE

VERSUS

THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 11875 OF 2017

GITANJALI NAMDEO PALVE

VERSUS

THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 11878 OF 2017

KARNA BABURAO JAWALE

VERSUS

THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND ANOTHER

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Advocate for Petitioner : Shri Katneshwarkar P.R.

h/f Shri Andhale Sandip R.

Advocate for Respondent 1 : Shri Shelke S.T.

AGP for Respondent 2 : Shri Bhagat N.T.

...

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.

Dated: September 27, 2017

...

PER COURT :-

1.

In these three petitions, which have been circulated with

dying urgency as the last date for acceptance of the nomination

form and preparation of the contesting candidates ballot papers

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is after 27.9.2017, the petitioners have challenged the rejection

of their nomination form on 25.9.2017 for identical reasons that

the proof evidencing the submission of the caste claim for

validation was not filed along with the nomination forms dated

22.9.2017.

2.

There is no dispute in so far as the contentions of