Sau. Snehal Sunil Dahikar v. The State Election Commission, Thr. Chief Electoral Officer, Mumbai And Others

2808wp4652.17.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4652/2017 Sau. Snehal Sunil Dahikar ...Versus...

The State Election Commission, Through its Chief Electoral Officer, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai and others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri Anand Parchure, Counsel for petitioner Shri J.B. Kasat, Counsel respondent no.1 & 3 Ms Neerja Chaubey, Counsel for respondent no.2 Shri A.M. Ghare, Counsel for respondent no.4 CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE AND ARUN D. UPADHYE, JJ.

DATE : 28/08/2018 By passage of time the writ petition has become infructuous. The petitioner has a remedy of challenging the election of the respondent no.4 by way of filing election petition. The disqualification is sought on the ground that the respondent no.4 was in arrears of taxes and did not produce the caste validity certificate.

The petitioner is at liberty to approach the appropriate authority seeking the disqualification of the respondent no.4 on any such ground, if it is permissible in law. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

(Arun D. Upadhye, J.) (R.K. Deshpande, J.) Wadkar, P.S.