Mumbai Charity Advocates Bar Association Thr Its President v. State Of Maharashtra Thr The Government Pleader And ORS

Digitally signed by MULEY SHUBHAM PRAVINRAO Date:

2024.03.02 14:20:43 +0530 MULEY SHUBHAM PRAVINRAO 1 909-IAST-6643-2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 6643 OF 2024 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 149 OF 2023 Mumbai Charity Advocates Bar Association ... Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN

Mumbai Charity Advocates Bar Association ... Petitioner V/s.

State of Maharashtra & Ors.

... Respondents --------------- Mr. R. D. Soni a/w Sujay Gawade, Sumedha Dhopate and Mudita Pawar i/by Shree & Co. for Applicant.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, GP a/w O. A. Chandurkar, AGP and R. A. Salunkhe, AGP for Respondent No.1.

Mr. Sachin Shetye for Respondent No.2.

Mr. Surel Shah a/w Saurabh Butala, Arya Sapre and Nikita Mandaniyan i/by Harshad Bhadbhade for Respondent No.4. ---------------- CORAM : DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. & ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

DATED : 1st MARCH, 2024 Shubham

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By means of this Interim Application, the Petitioner seeks to amend the Petition by adding the Election Commission of India as party Respondent.

2.

The Interim Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). Let the amendment be incorporated within the course of the day. Re-verification is dispensed with. 3.

We also permit the learned counsel for the Petitioner to delete Respondent No.2 from the array of Respondents. The Respondents will thus be renumbered accordingly. (ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE) Shubham