Madhuri Murari Madavi v. The Maharashtra State/Chief Election Commission, Thr. Secretary, Mumbai And ORS.

2025:BHC-NAG:12486-DB 942wp6743.2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 6743 OF 2025 Madhuri Murari Madavi Vs The Maharashtra State/Chief Election Commission, through its Secretary, Mumbai and others.

Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Mr. Raj Borele, counsel with Ms Kiran Wathore, counsel for petitioner. Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Government Pleader (Senior Counsel) with Mr. N.S.Rao, AGP for respondent No.2.

Mr. Pravin Deshmukh, counsel for respondent No.3. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR and RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : 18/11/2025 1.

In the present petition, directions are sought to hold the election. During the pendency of the petition, election was declared and therefore the petitioner sought to amend the petition. The amendment was permitted, and the petitioner accordingly added a prayer for inclusion of her nomination in the voter list of Yavatmal City. Since her name was included during the pendency of this petition, therefore the said prayer also does not survive.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner now seeks permission to participate in the election. However, Mr. D.V. Chauhan, learned Government Pleader (Senior Counsel), informed the Court that her nomination form has already been rejected. 3.

In the circumstances, nothing survives in this petition. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, with liberty to the rkn

942wp6743.2025.odt petitioner to file appropriate proceedings if she so desires, to challenge the rejection of her nomination paper. ( RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) rkn