CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT vs SUNIL (BHAU) CHANDRAKANT BHUSARA AND ANR

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EP.19.2025.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION APPLICATION (L) NO.9497 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO.19 OF 2025 Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye and Ors. Applicant .. (Orig. Respondent No.1) IN THE MATTER OF: Sunil (Bhau) Chandrakant Bhusara .. Petitioner Versus Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye and Ors. .. Respondents WITH APPLICATION NO.6 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO.19 OF 2025 Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye .. Applicant Versus Sunil (Bhau) Chandrakant Bhusara and Ors. .. Respondents WITH APPLICATION (L) NO.24590 OF 2025 IN ELECTION PETITION NO.19 OF 2025 Chief Electoral Officer General Administrative Department .. Applicant In the matter between Mr. Sunil Chandrakant Bhusara .. Petitioner Versus Mr. Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye .. Respondents ..........…  Ms. Neeta P. Karnik, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Jimmy Gonsalves, Mr. Shrirang P. Katneshwarkar, Mr. Anthony Floriyen Foss, Mr. Kallis Albert Alphanso, Advocates for Petitioner in Election Petition No.19 of 2025.  Mr. Niteen Pradhan a/w. Ms. Shubhada Khot, Ms. Amita Kuttikrishnan and Ms. Sonal Dabholkar, Advocates for Respondent No.1.  Mr. Abhijit P. Kulkarni a/w Ms. Shweta Shah, Mr. Abhishek Roy, Advocates for Applicant in Application (L) No.24590 of 2025. ................... 1 EP.19.2025.doc CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : MARCH 30, 2026. JUDGMENT: 1. Heard Ms. Karnik, learned Senior Advocate for Petitioner, Mr. Pradhan, learned Advocate for Respondent No.1 in Election Petition and Mr. Kulkarni, learned Advocate for Applicant in Application (L) No.24590 of 2025. 2. Application (L) No.9497 of 2025 is filed by Mr. Harishachandra Sakharam Bhoye – Applicant / Orig. Respondent No.1 and Returned candidate seeking dismissal of Election Petition under