In three combined writ petitions challenging election-related grievances, the single judge bheld that an alternate remedy was available. The court held the petitions were not maintainable and disposed of them without costs.
Petitions disposed of as not maintainable with no costs awarded to the petitioner.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 1623 OF 2017
Devidas s/o Tilakchand Kuche .. PETITIONER
VERSUS The Returning Officer & others .. RESPONDENTS
Mr. S.S. Thombre & Mr. V.A. Bagal, advocates for petitioner. Mr. A.V. Deshmukh, AGP for the State Mr. V.S. Kadam, advocate for respondents 1 and 4.
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO. 1626 OF 2017
Devidas s/o Tilakchand Kuche .. PETITIONER
VERSUS
The Returning Officer & others .. RESPONDENTS
Mr. S.S. Thombre & Mr. V.A. Bagal, advocates for petitioner. Ms. R.P. Gour, AGP for the State Mr. V.S. Kadam, advocate for respondents 1 and 4.
WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1630 OF 2017
Vasant s/o namdeo Jagatap .. PETITIONER
VERSUS
The Returning Officer & others .. RESPONDENTS
Mr. S.S. Thombre & Mr. V.A. Bagal, advocates for petitioner. Mr. A.B. Basarkar, AGP for the State Mr. V.S. Kadam, advocate for respondents 1 and 4.
WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1633 OF 2017
Sunanda w/o Avdhut Khadke .. PETITIONER
VERSUS
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The Returning Officer & others .. RESPONDENTS
Mr. S.S. Thombre & Mr. V.A. Bagal, advocates for petitioner. Mr. A.V. Deshmukh, AGP for the State Mr. V.S. Kadam, advocate for respondents 1 and 4.
WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1634 OF 2017
Devidas s/o Tilakchand Kuche .. PETITIONER
VERSUS
The Returning Officer & others .. RESPONDENTS
Mr. S.S. Thombre & Mr. V.A. Bagal, advocates for petitioner. Mr. A.P. Basarkar, AGP for the State Mr. V.S. Kadam, advocate for respondents 1 and 4.
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CORAM : S. B. SHUKRE, J. DATE : 3rd FEBRUARY, 2017.
PER COURT :
( S. B. SHUKRE ) JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether writ petitions challenging election matters are maintainable when an alternate remedy is available.
Devidas s/o Tilakchand Kuche
Vasant s/o namdeo Jagatap
Sunanda w/o Avdhut Khadke
The Returning Officer
S. B. Shukre
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
