Dismissed
Dinkar Rangnath Pandarkar and Others v. the State Election Commission Maharashtra State through the Chief Election Officer and Others
Bombay HCWP/4976/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The court dismissed the writ petitions as there was an efficacious alternative remedy available under Section 24 of the Representation of People Act. Directions were issued for filing appeals and expeditious disposal by the appellate authority. Pending civil applications were disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions dismissed; appeals allowed to be filed within five days; appellate authority directed to decide within 15 days; pending civil applications disposed of.