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INDORE: High court has disposed a contempt petition seeking formation of ward committees in Indore , on the grounds of petition being infructuous.IMC submitted before division bench of Chief Justice and Justice Vivek Rusia that ward committees were constituted in October 2017. In Indore, 22 ward committees have been notified by IMC, and for them, 44 elderly men also have to be appointed. After merger of 29 villages in Indore limits, the total wards in the city have gone up to 85, making the number of ward committees - 22. However, also granted liberty to petitioner to file a separate writ petition seeking elections for the post of president.“According to the constitution, the ward committees comprise corporators whose wards fall within the zone and two elderly men for each committee. These powers rested with IMC commissioner in absence of the committees..