Shahahji Nanai Thorat @ Shahajirao Dhondiba Thorat v. The State Of Maharashtra

Gayatri Shimpi 2-EP-2-2024.docx

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2024 WITH APPLICATION IN ELECTION PETITION (L) NO. 27786 OF 2024 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 2 OF 2024 Shahahij Nanai Thorat @ Shahajirao Dhondiba Thorat ....Petitioner V/s.

State of Maharashtra & Anr.

....Respondents __________________________________________________________ Mr. Shahaji Nanai Thorat, for the Petitioner-in-person. Mr. Himanshu B. Takke, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5state. Mr. D. P. Singh, for Union of India, Respondent No.4. Mr. Tejas Deshmukh a/w Mr. Ronak Utagikar, for Respondent No.6.

Mr. Prashant P. Kulkarni, for Respondent No.7. ___________________________________________________________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

Date :18 SEPTEMBER 2024.

P.C. :

1) Mr. Takke the learned AGP appears on behalf of the Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5, Mr. Singh the learned counsel appears for Respondent No.4 and Mr. Utagikar holding for Mr. Deshmukh appears for Respondent No.6 and Mr. Kulkarni ___Page No.

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Gayatri Shimpi 2-EP-2-2024.docx appears on behalf of Respondent No.7. It appears that the service report in respect of Respondent No.3 is awaited. 2) Written statement be filed by the Respondents before the next date of hearing.

3) The Petitioner has filed Interim Application (L) No. 27786 OF 2024 for impleadment of 18 persons who had also contested the election.

4) Issue notice to the proposed Respondents in Interim Application (L) No. 27786 of 2024, returnable on 23 October 2024.

[SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.] by GAYATRI RAJENDRA SHIMPI Date: 2024.09.19 09:44:11 +0530 GAYATRI RAJENDRA SHIMPI ___Page No.

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