Vishal Maruti Sawant v. The State Election Commission Of Maharashtra And ORS

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2026.03.12 11:20:21 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 207&208.WP-1883-2026.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(207) WRIT PETITION NO.1883 OF 2026 Vishal Maruti Sawant ....Petitioner

Versus

The State Election Commission of Maharashtra and Ors.

....Respondents AND

(208) WRIT PETITION NO.1884 OF 2026 Netaji Narayan Bhosale & Anr.

....Petitioners

Versus

The State Election Commission of Maharashtra and Ors.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Prathamesh Mandlik a/w. Mr. Nitesh Bhutekar i/b. Mr. Hemant Mali for the Petitioners.

Mr. Sachindra B. Shetye a/w. Mr. Akshay Pansare and Mr. Nipun Sawane for Respondent Nos.1 and 3.

Ms. Neha S. Bhide, GP a/w. Mr. Kedar B. Dighe, Addl. GP and Ms. Pooja Patil, AGP for the Respondent - State in WP/1883/2026. Ms. Neha S. Bhide, GP a/w. Mrs. S.D. Vyas, Addl. GP and Mr. S.P. Kamble, AGP for the Respondent - State in WP/1884/2026. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 11th MARCH, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

None appeared for the Petitioners in the first session. We had to display the name of the learned Advocate for the Petitioners on the display board requesting him to appear in the Gauri Gaekwad

207&208.WP-1883-2026.odt matter. Mr. Gavand, Addl. GP, himself communicated to the learned Advocate for the Petitioners, requesting him to appear. Thereafter, the learned Advocate appeared after lunch. The learned Advocate for the Petitioners tendered a sincere apology, which is recorded. 2.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits, on instructions, that both these Petitions have become infructuous, as the elections are over. The Petitioners may avail of a remedy as may be permissible in law with regard to the election results. 3.

Considering the above, both these Petitions are disposed off as infructuous.

(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad