Ajay Jeya Murugan Nadar v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Chief Secretary and ORS9
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL dismissed as abuse of process; mandamus to Election Commission of India refused for municipal ward results (Ward Nos.5(A), 14(A), 17(B), 18(B), 18(C), 18(D)); NOTA fictional electorate candidate per SEC Maharashtra order 06-11-2018; Election Programme 15-12-2025; elections scheduled 15-01-2026; ECI does not conduct municipal elections in Maharashtra; vague-information PIL not entertainable per Ashok Kumar Pandey v. State of West Bengal (2004) 3 SCC 349; exemplary costs contemplated but not imposed; petitioner associated with Dharmarajya Kamgar-Karmachari Mahasangh; Bombay High Court, bench Shree Chandrashekhar CJ and Gautam A. Ankhad J.; decided 14 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
Given the statutory regime for conduct of the Municipal elections and the guidelines of the State Election Commission, Maharashtra, the writ petition labelled as a Public Interest Litigation must be held to be an abuse of the process of law.