Bombay High Court
WP/17422/2025 of PIYUSH NARENDRA PATIL Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ORS on 31 December 2025
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.17422 OF 2025 Piyush Narendra Patil ….Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ….Respondents ... Mr.Sahil Choudhari (through video conferencing) i/b. Mr.Parag V. Barde for the Petitioner.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.17422 OF 2025
Piyush Narendra Patil
….Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
….Respondents
...
Mr.Sahil Choudhari (through video conferencing) i/b. Mr.Parag V. Barde for the Petitioner.
Mr.P.P.Kakade, Addl.GP (through video conferencing) for the Respondent -State.
Mr. S.B. Shetye (through video conferencing) for the Respondent- State Election Commission.
...
CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.
(VACATION COURT)
DATE : 31st DECEMBER, 2025
P.C. :-
1. This Petition is heard through the video conferencing mode from the Chiplun Taluka Court.
2. This matter was heard for some time.
3. The learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the State Election Commission submits that the grievance of the Petitioner is looked into. Repeated names of voters have been identified and the concerned persons have been approached. If the name is found in more than one ward and appears in more than one polling booth, the person is given the option to select one booth and he would not be voting for the Nishad Patil
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1. WP-17422-2025.odt second time from another booth. The same precaution is also being taken with regard to those voters who are deceased.
5. In the light of the above, the learned Advocate of Petitioner has taken instructions and submits that in the event the Petitioner is aggrieved for some reason and is advised to file an Election Petition, considering the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Karmaveer Tulshiram Autade and Others Versus The State Election Commission Mumbai and Others, 2021 (2) Mh.LJ 349, all contentions be kept open.
6. In view of above, this Petition is disposed off as withdrawn on request and on instructions, with liberty. All contentions of all the stakeholders are kept open. (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) (VACATION COURT) Nishad Patil
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