ORDER :

This application has been filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (briefly, ‘CPC’ hereinafter) by the first respondent i.e., Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil (who would be referred to hereinafter as the ‘returned candidate’) for rejection of the election petition i.e., E.P.No.34 of 2019 filed by the petitioner K.Madan Mohan Rao (referred to hereinafter as ‘the election petitioner’) on the ground that the election petition is without any cause of action and is barred by limitation.

2. Heard Mr. Harin P.Raval, learned Senior Counsel for Mr. N.Manohar representing the returned candidate as well as Mr. M.P.Chandramouli, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Ch.Satyasadhan, learned counsel for the election petitioner.

3. Before adverting to the application filed under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC (referred to hereinafter as ‘the rejection application), it would be apposite to advert to the election petition. The election petition has been filed by the election petitioner for setting aside the election of the returned candidate to the Lok Sabha from No.05-Zaheerabad Parliamentary Constituency in the general elections held on 11.04.2019 and thereafter to declare hi