India. The petitioner has further pleaded that the Final Notification dated 26th September 2025 has been issued in breach of the order dated 10th June 2025 and, in particular, clauses 5.3 and 5.4. 6. On the other hand, the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Paithan in the district of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, has taken specific objection to the maintainability of this writ petition inter-alia on the grounds that (i) there is a statutory remedy under section 21 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 to challenge any election through an Election Petition; (ii) Articles 243-O and 243-ZG of the Constitution of India put limits on the powers and a specific bar on interference by the Courts in electoral matters and (iii) the writ petition involves a disputed question of fact which cannot be adjudicated in the writ proceeding. It is stated that the Paithan Municipal Council has been divided into 12 wards following the methodology provided under the order dated 10th June 2025 from the Department of Urban Development. The total population of Paithan Municipal Council is 41,536 as per the census of the year 2011. There shall be 11 dualmember wards and one triple-member ward which is Ward No.12 and the Municipal Council shall consist of 25 ward members and one president. The decision for formation of 11 dual-member wards has been arrived at by dividing the average population of 41,536 by 25 and the figure so obtained is multiplied by 2. Ward No.12 has been created as a triple-member ward by adopting the same methodology applying the multiplier of 3. It is stated that the statutory limits for creation of dual-member ward ranges between minimum 2,991 to maximum 3,655. The statutory limits for triple-member wards are minimum 4,486 to maximum 5,482. The administrative decision are transparent, documented and reviewed by the authorized officer. The
