Action For Good Governance And Networking In India (Agni) v. Dr. Mahesh Vijay Bedekar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.64 of 2011 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.16 OF 2012 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.17 OF 2012 Dr.Mahesh Vijay Bedekar .. Petitioner

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The State Election Commission & Ors .. Respondents And Action for Good Governance & Networking in India (AGNI) .. Applicant/ Intervenor ...

Mr. Mankirat Singh I/b Mr.S.M. Gorwadkar for the petitioner in PIL.

Ms.Sanaya Dadachanji I/b M/s.Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co. for the applicant in C.A. No.17/12 Ms.Nisha Mehra, AGP for respondent nos.2 and 3. Mr.M.R. Bohra I/b Mr.S.B. Shetye for respondent no.1. CORAM: PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J.

AND BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 13th August 2019 P.C:- The two captions, Civil Applications are listed in Court today but we find that the Public Interest Litigation has Tilak

2/2 12 CAI 16-12 with PIL.doc been rendered infructuous inasmuch as it concerns elections to be held to elect counsellors of the Thane Municipal Corporation in the year 2012. We also find a futuristic prayer requiring negative votes in the form of a button in the voting machine to exercise the choice: 'None of the above' to be made available; which we find has been made available.

Petition is disposed of as infructuous and as a consequence, the Civil Applications are also disposed of as infructuous.

SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J CHIEF JUSTICE Tilak