CHETAN VITTHAL TUPE vs PRASHANT SUDAM JAGTAP

4-AEPL-35918-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 35918 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 46 OF 2025 Mr. Chetan Vitthal Tupe …Applicant In the matter of: Mr. Prashant Sudam Jagtap ...Petitioner Versus Mr. Chetan Vitthal Tupe ...Respondent _______ Mr. Asim Sarode (Through VC) a/w. Ms. Shriya Awle, Mr. Siddharth Ingle and Mr. Saurav More for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhijit P. Kulkarni a/w. Mr. Abhishek Roy, Ms. Sweta Shah, Gourav Shahane, Shreyas Zarkar for Respondent. _______ CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. RESERVED ON : 28th APRIL, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 15th JUNE, 2026 P.C. 1. The Applicant, who is the Respondent in the captioned Election Petition has filed the present Interim Application under the provisions of Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (“R.P. Act”) read with Areeb 4-AEPL-35918-2025 Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), seeking dismissal of the Election Petition. 2. For convenience, the parties shall be referred to as they are arrayed in the captioned Election Petition. 3. However, before proceeding to consider the rival contentions, it is useful for context to