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2026 Supreme(Bom) 118

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
MILIND N.JADHAV
In The Matter of : Sunil (Bhau) Chandrakant Bhusara – Appellant
Versus
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Ms. Neeta P. Karnik, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Jimmy Gonsalves, Mr. Shrirang P. Katneshwarkar, Mr. Anthony Floriyen Foss, Mr. Kallis Albert Alphanso, Advocates
For the Respondent:Mr. Niteen Pradhan a/w. Ms. Shubhada Khot, Ms. Amita Kuttikrishnan and Ms. Sonal Dabholkar, Advocates

Table of Content
1. procedural applications challenge election petition. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. election schedule, results, and challenge grounds. (Para 7 , 8)
3. nomination validly accepted; no cause of action. (Para 9)
4. incomplete form-26 and service rules violations. (Para 10)
5. petition grounds allege corrupt practices. (Para 11)
6. grounds fail for lacking material facts. (Para 13 , 14 , 15)
7. section 83 mandates concise material facts. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 22)
8. scrutiny rejects non-substantial defects only. (Para 20 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
9. non-disclosure dismisses petition under o vii r11. (Para 33 , 34 , 35)
10. petition dismissed; applications allowed. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)

JUDGMENT :

MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

1. Heard Ms. Karnik, learned Senior Advocate for Petitioner, Mr. Pradhan, learned Advocate for Respondent No.1 in Election Petition and Mr. Kulkarni, learned Advocate for Applicant in Application (L) No.24590 of 2025.

2. Application (L) No.9497 of 2025 is filed by Mr. Harishachandra Sakharam Bhoye – Applicant / Orig. Respondent No.1 and Returned candidate seeking dismissal of Election Petition under Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil

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