Petitioners sought direction for postponed election dates and investigation into election disruption. Leave was granted to withdraw the petition following redressal via a prior order, disposing the matter as withdrawn.
Leave to withdraw the petition was granted; the petition was disposed of as withdrawn.
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Santosh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.165 OF 2019
Alex V.A. D'Souza and others.….. Petitioners.
Versus
State of Goa and others. …... Respondents.
Mr. Shivan Dessai, Advocate for the Petitioners.
Mr. Dattaprasad Lawande, Advocate General with Mr. Pravin
Faldessai, Additional Govt. Advocate for Respondents No.1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, and 9
Mr. J. A. Lobo, Advocate for Respondent No.3.
Coram : M.S. Sonak &
Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ.
Date : 6 February 2019.
P.C.:
1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
2.One of the grievances in the present Petition is to direct the
Respondents to fix a date for conduct of the postponed elections and
the second was to investigate into the incident of disruption of the
elections, scheduled for 27 January 2019.
3.Mr. Shivan Dessai had also expressed an apprehension that
the elections on the postponed date might be on the basis of some
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altered voters' list. However, the learned Advocate General makes a
statement that since this is a case of postponed elections, the same
will be held on the basis of the same voters' list which was operational
on 27 January 2019.
4.Mr. Shivan Dessai, on the basis of the instructions, states
that with the aforesaid and with the order made in Writ Petition No.
1178/2018, most of the grievances raised in this Petition stand
redressed. Therefore, again, on the basis of the instructions, he seeks
leave to withdraw the present Petition.
5.Leave is granted. This Petition is disposed of as
withdrawn.
(Prithviraj K. Chavan, J.) (M.S. Sonak, J.)
Santosh
Alex V.A. D'Souza and others
State of Goa and others
M.S. Sonak
Prithviraj K. Chavan
As recorded by the court registry
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