ANNA DADU BANSODE vs SULAKSHANA RAJU DHAR AND 4 ORS

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Digitally signed VARSHA by VARSHA VIJAY VIJAY RAJGURU RAJGURU Date: 2025.11.20 15:11:22 +0530 901-aepl-24466-2025-ep-18-2025.doc varsha IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPLICATION (L) NO. 24466 OF 2025 in ELECTION PETITION NO. 18 OF 2025 Shri Anna Dadu Bansode, ) R/at Flat No. 23, Kakde Residency, ) Chinchwad Station, Chinchwad, ) Pune – 411019. )… Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Sulakshana Raju Dhar ) Having address at 6167, H.L.G., ) Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, ) Pune – 410018. )… Petitioner Versus 1. Anna Dadu Bansode, ) R/at Flat No. 23, Kakde Residency, ) Chinchwad Station,Chinchwad, ) Pune – 411 019. 2. TIIF Returning Officer, ) 206 – Pimpri Assembly Constituency, ) Dr. Hedgewar Bhavan, Sr No. 26 Nigdi ) 411044. 3. The Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra,) Page no. 1 of 31 901-aepl-24466-2025-ep-18-2025.doc 152, Maharshi Karve Road, Mantralaya, ) Fort, Mumbai – 400 32. ) 4. The Election Commission of India, ) Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, ) New Delhi – I 10001. ) 5. District Election Officer/ ) District Collector, ) Having address at Collector Office, ) B Wing, 4th Floor, Pune – 411 001. )..Respondents Mr. Tejas Deshmukh i/by. Mayur Govind Sanap and Mikhil Chate, for Applicant/Orig. Respondent No.1. Ms. Sneha Bhange a/w. Mr. Swapnil L. Sangle and Ms. Divya Verma, for Respondent/Original Petitioner. Ms. Naira Jeejebhoy a/w. Mr. Arun Panickar, Mr. Vinay Nair and Mr. Tanmay Pawar, for Respondent Nos. 3 to 5. CORAM : GAURI GODSE, J. RESERVED ON : 8th OCTOBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 20th NOVEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT :- BASIC FACTS: 1. This application is filed by respondent no.1, under Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (‘CPC’), Page no. 2 of 31 901-aepl-24466-2025-ep-18-2025.doc for rejection of the election pe