DILIP BHAUSAHEB LANDE vs ARIF LALAN KHAN S/O LALANKHAN ALIAS NASEEM KHAN

Judgment-Ep-9-2025-F.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION 2025. Adv. Naira Jejeebhoy a/w Arun Panickar, Tanmay Pawar, Vinay Nair and Ayush Yadav for the Respondent No.2 and Applicant in AEP(L)/26326/2025. March 7, 2026 Judgment-Ep-9-2025-F.docx CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. DATE : MARCH 7, 2026 JUDGEMENT: Context and Factual Background: 1. This Election Petition is filed by Shri. Md. Arif Lalan Khan (“Khan”), challenging the election victory of Respondent No.1, Shri. Dilip Bhausaheb Lande (“Lande”), who was returned from Constituency No. 168 i.e. the Chandivali Assembly Constituency, Mumbai (“Constituency”) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, on November 20, 2024 (“Polling Date”). 2. The Application in Election Petition No. 26 of 2025 has been filed by Lande for rejection of the Election Petition (“Rejection Application”) under Order VII, Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), on the premise that the Election Petition does not disclose a cause of action, lacking in pleading of material facts. By consent, the Rejection Application was taken up for final hearing. March 7, 2026 Chaitanya Judgment-Ep-9-2025-F.