Abhijit Jayprakash Adhikari vs R/3 Returning Officer And Others (R/1 ...

ik-11801900 Bombay High Court 25 October 2024 • 22 min read

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Case Significance

Abhijit Jayprakash Adhikari vs R/3 Returning Officer And Others (R/1 ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated October 25, 2024 (citation: ik-11801900). The petitioner, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate, filed an election petition challenging the rejection of his nomination form for the 111-Gangapur Legislative Assembly Constituency in the 2019 elections. The nomination was rejected for three deficiencies, and the petitioner admitted submitting a colour photocopy of the AB Form instead of the original. The Court dismissed the petition, finding the petitioner was negligent in fulfilling mandatory nomination requirements and the rejection The case was heard by Justice Y.G. Khobragade.

Summary

The petitioner, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate, filed an election petition challenging the rejection of his nomination form for the 111-Gangapur Legislative Assembly Constituency in the 2019 elections. The nomination was rejected for three deficiencies, and the petitioner admitted submitting a colour photocopy of the AB Form instead of the original. The Court dismissed the petition, finding the petitioner was negligent in fulfilling mandatory nomination requirements and the rejection was neither illegal nor bad in law.

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The petitioner, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena candidate, filed an election petition challenging the rejection of his nomination form for the 111-Gangapur Legislative Assembly Constituency in the 2019 e...

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