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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, GAUTAM A.ANKHAD
Vikram Kashinathrao Khutwad – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Shree Chandrashekhar, C.J.
In re: Delimitation:
In this batch of writ petitions, the orders passed by the respondent-authority for the ward formation, ward formulation notifications etc. have been challenged primarily on the ground that the objections raised by the petitioners were decided ignoring the applicable guidelines or the objections have not been decided at all.
2. The writ petitions which according to the learned counsels for the petitioners required the reply-affidavit from the respondents on factual aspects have been segregated and listed on a different date.
3. The orders passed by this Court on different dates in the present proceedings may give some indication as to how the individual voters continued to file writ petitions even after the final hearing had started. The orders dated 7th November 2025, 27th November 2025 and 28th November 2025 record the broad outline of the submissions made on behalf of the rival parties. These orders are reproduced herein-below:
Order dated 7th November 2025:
“Along with Writ Petition Nos. 14981 of 2025 and 13371 of 2025, the following matters are taken on production Board:
2. Let certified copies of the paper-books in all these
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