SANGRAM SAMPATRAO DESHMUKH vs THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND 79 ORS

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Election Petition No.2.doc Ajay IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2021 Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh .. Petitioner Versus The Election Commissioner of India and Ors. .. Respondents WITH APPLICATION IN ELECTION PETITION (L) NO. 1145 OF 2022 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2021 Arun Ganpati Lad .. Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN: Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh .. Petitioner Versus The Election Commissioner of India and Ors. .. Respondents WITH APPLICATION IN ELECTION PETITION (L) NO. 22668 OF 2021 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2021 The Election Commissioner of India and Ors. .. Applicants IN THE MATTER BETWEEN: Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh .. Petitioner Versus The Election Commissioner of India and Ors. .. Respondents ....................  Mr. Pralhad Paranjape a/w. Mr. Manish Kelkar, Mr. Yash Tembe & Mr. Pratik Irpatgir for Petitioners  Mr. P.G. Lad a/w Ms. Aparna Kalanthil & Mr. Kunal Boghani for Respondent No.4  Mr. Shubham Dhenge i/by Mr. Chetan Patil for Respondent No. 67 1 Election Petition No.2.doc ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : JANUARY 02, 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. Election Petition No.2 of 2021 is filed by Mr. Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh on 18.01.2021 for the following reliefs :- "A. This Hon'ble Court may after perusing the Election Petition and all the documents in the Petition and after considering the case be pleased to declare the Election of the Respondent No.4 to the Pune Division Graduates' constituency held on 1/12/2020 and the declaration of the result on 4/12/2020 as void in accordance with the grounds as set out under Section 100(1)(d) (iv) and Section 100(1)(d)iii) of the RP Act 1951 and this Election Petition may kindly be allowed; In the alternative to and without preju