Dilip Bhausaheb Lande vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalankhan Alias ...

ik-162818539 Bombay High Court 7 March 2026 • 55 min read

Judges (1)

Somasekhar Sundaresan Delivered

Counsel (12)

SHS Chambers Firm Arun Panickar Counsel Respondent Ayush Yadav Counsel Respondent Bipin Joshi Counsel Petitioner Naira Jejeebhoy Counsel Respondent Ninad Thikekar Counsel Respondent R. D. Soni Counsel Petitioner Sakshi Agarwal Counsel Petitioner Shardul Singh Counsel Respondent Tanmay Pawar Counsel Respondent Vinay Nair Counsel Respondent Virendra Tulzapurkar Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Dilip Bhausaheb Lande Respondent Md. Arif Lalan Khan Petitioner

Case Significance

Dilip Bhausaheb Lande vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalankhan Alias ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-162818539). An election petition was filed by Md. Arif Lalan Khan challenging the election of Dilip Bhausaheb Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly on 20 November 2024, alleging violation of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act due to a visit by a political figure. The court allowed the rejection petition and dismissed the election petition, finding that the petitioner failed to plead material facts showing how the alleged S The case was heard by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan.

Summary

An election petition was filed by Md. Arif Lalan Khan challenging the election of Dilip Bhausaheb Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly on 20 November 2024, alleging violation of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act due to a visit by a political figure. The court allowed the rejection petition and dismissed the election petition, finding that the petitioner failed to plead material facts showing how the alleged Section 126 violation materially affected the electoral outcome under Sections 100(1)(b) and 100(1)(d)(iv). The court clarified that its judgment did not preclude criminal proceedings regarding the alleged Section 126 violation or the EVM audit check.

What was the outcome of Dilip Bhausaheb Lande vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalankhan Alias ...?

An election petition was filed by Md. Arif Lalan Khan challenging the election of Dilip Bhausaheb Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembl...

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