Ravikant Ramchandra Patil v. State of Maharashtra Thru. Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Matter involving a Returning Officer and the State Election Commission (election-related context): petitioner Ravikant Ramchandra Patil challenged an order dated 31.12.2025 passed by Respondent No. 4, sought a fresh summary enquiry under Rule 9 with disposal of his Objection Petition grounds within 48 hours, and claimed Rs. 50,000/- costs for the alleged appointment of an untrained officer as Returning Officer. The petition was withdrawn at the threshold and dismissed with liberty to seek statutory remedies. Bombay High Court, WP No. 445 of 2026, decided 22.01.2026 by Shree Chandrashekhhar, CJ. & Suman Shyam, J. Key terms: Returning Officer, summary enquiry, Rule 9, Objection Petition, withdrawal, statutory remedy.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the writ petition permitted, with liberty to avail of the statutory remedy as available in law.