The Returning Officer vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalan Khan Alias ...

ik-21757571 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

The Returning Officer vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalan Khan Alias ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-21757571). Election Petition No. 9 of 2025 challenged the election of Dilip Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, alleging violation of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act (campaigning within 48 hours before polling) by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's visit. The returned candidate sought rejection under Order VII Rule 11. The Court dismissed the election petition, finding that while a Section 126 violation may have occurre The case was heard by Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan.

Summary

Election Petition No. 9 of 2025 challenged the election of Dilip Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, alleging violation of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act (campaigning within 48 hours before polling) by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's visit. The returned candidate sought rejection under Order VII Rule 11. The Court dismissed the election petition, finding that while a Section 126 violation may have occurred, the petitioner failed to plead how such violation materially affected the electoral outcome as required under Section 100(1)(b) and 100(1)(d)(iv), and that the prayer for declaring the petitioner as returned candidate lacked any supporting pleading.

What was the outcome of The Returning Officer vs Arif Lalan Khan S/O Lalan Khan Alias ...?

Election Petition No. 9 of 2025 challenged the election of Dilip Lande from the Chandivali Assembly Constituency (No. 168) to the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, alleging violation of Section ...

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