Aashish Kishor Gadkari vs The Election Commission Of India

Case Significance

Aashish Kishor Gadkari vs The Election Commission Of India is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 6, 2024 (citation: ik-194845322). The petitioner challenged the rejection of his nomination to contest the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections from the 173 Chembur constituency. The key issues were whether the Returning Officer improperly refused to allow rectification of defects during scrutiny and whether the oath was administered within the stipulated time. The Division Bench discharged the rule and dismissed the petition, holding that the nomination form lacked the proposer's signature and the oath was not administ The bench comprised Justices Arif S. Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan. The judgment was delivered by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan. Counsel appearing: Akshay Shinde (counsel for respondent), Arshad Shaikh (counsel for petitioner), Himanshu Takke (counsel for respondent), Khushboo Jain (counsel for petitioner), Prashant Trivedi (counsel for petitioner).