Dismissed
Vinod Bhaskar Thakare v. the State Election Commission of Maharashtra and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/10590/2017
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging changes to reservation for Gram Panchayat ward elections. Holding that interference at this stage would stall ongoing elections, the Court relied on Supreme Court precedent and relegated the petitioner to the alternate remedy of an election dispute petition.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is rejected and the petitioner is relegated to the alternate remedy available in law.