UDESH SHANTARAM PATEKAR vs PRAKASH RAJARAM SURVE

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Neeta Sawant AEP-3-2025 in EP-10-2024-FC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPLICATION NO. 3 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 10 OF 2024 Prakash Rajaram Surve ….Applicant/ Respondent No.1 In the matter of : Udesh Shantaram Patekar ….Petitioner : Versus : 1. Prakash Rajaram Surve 2. Rakesh Shantaram Patekar 3. Deepak Shivaji Hanwate 4. Rajesh Ramkisan Mallah 5. Shrihari Tukaram Bagal 6. Nayan Pradeep Kadam 7. Gopal Ishwarilal Jhaveri ….Respondents WITH ELECTION PETITION NO. 10 OF 2024 Udesh Shantaram Patekar ….Petitioner : Versus : 1. Prakash Rajaram Surve 2. Rakesh Shantaram Patekar 3. Deepak Shivaji Hanwate 4. Rajesh Ramkisan Mallah 5. Shrihari Tukaram Bagal 6. Nayan Pradeep Kadam 7. Gopal Ishwarilal Jhaveri ….Respondents Page No.1 of 81 1 August 2025 Neeta Sawant AEP-3-2025 in EP-10-2024-FC Mr. Harshad Bhadbhade with Ms. Shagufta Patel, Mr. Atharva Gidaye, Ms. Swati Panjwani and Ms. Padma Chinta, for the Applicant in AEP-3 of 2025 and for Respondent No.1. Mr. Vijay Nair with Mr. Prashant P. Kulkarni and Ms. Rachna Mamnani and Ms. Ritika R, for the Petitioner. Mr. Mahesh B. Gupta, for Respondent No.2. Mr. Satyajeet A. Rajeshirke with Mr. Gautam R. Kulkarni, for Respondent No.3. Mr. S.M. Seegarla, for Respondent No.4. CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Reserved On : 22 July 2025. Pronounced On : 1 August 2025. JUDGMENT :- 1) The Applicant, who is the returned candidate in elections to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 154 Magathane-Mumbai Assembly constituency, has filed the present Application seeking rejection of the Election Petition under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the Code) alleging non-compliance with provisions of Sections 81 and 83 of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951. A. FACTS 2)