IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.11880 OF 2025 Dnyanoba Bhiva Kamble .. Petitioner Vs.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.11878 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13515 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13518 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14728 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14753 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14767 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14799 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14809 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14828 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14820 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14821 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14832 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14842 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14851 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14848 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14886 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14875 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14854 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14859 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14855 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14870 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14874 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14878 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14881 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.14892 OF 2025 AND WRIT PETITION NOS. 11477/2025, 12216/2025, WRIT PETITION (ST) NOS.33740/2025, 33895/2025, 33340/2025, 34566/2025 and 32796/2025 (NOT ON BOARD)

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Mr. Akshay R. Kapadia, Adv for Petitioner in WP No. 12707/2025.

(Aurangabad Bench)

Mr. Sandeep Koregave, Adv for Petitioners in WPST No. 28940/2025, WPST No. 29929/2005, WPST 30108/2025.

(Kolhapur Bench)

Mr. Chaitanya Chavan a/w. Mr. Rahul Singh, Smt. Pranali Raut, Smt. Varsha Sawant i/b. Legal Catalyst for Petitioners in WP No.

13515/2025, WP No. 13518/2025.

Mrs. Neeta P. Karnik Senior Adv a/w. Mr. Anthony F. Foss, Adv for Petitioners in WP No.11477/2025, WP No. 12216/2025, WPST No.

33740/2025, WPST No. 33895/2025, WPST No. 33340/2025.

Smt. Jagruti Nimbalkar, Adv for Petitioner in WP No. 11880/2025.

Chaitanya Narvekar i/b. Sandeep B. Satkar, Adv for Petitioner in WP No. 13176/2025.

Mrs. Neeta Karnik Senior Adv a/w. Smt. Jagruti Nimbalkar i/b. Mr.

Vivek Thakare, Adv for Petitioners in WP No. 11878/2025. Mr. Vivek Patil, Adv for Petitioner in WP No. 14799/2025.

Mr. Dnyaneshwar Bagul, Adv for Petitioner in WP No. 14870/2024.

Mr. D. P. Palodkar a/w. Mr. Nikhil Adkine, Adv for Petitioner in WP No.14881/2025, WP No.14828/2025, WP No.14842/2025, WP No.

14832/2025, WPSTNo. 32796/2025.

Mr. Nikhil V. Adkine, Adv for Petitioner in WPST 34566/2025, WPST No. 32796/2025.

Mr. Anthony F. Foss, Adv for Petitioner in WP 11477/2025, WP No.

12216/2025, WPST No. 33740/2025, WPST No. 33895/2025.

Mr. Jovila J. Gonsalves, Adv for Petitioner in WPST No.

33340/2025.

Mr. Sachindra Shetye a/w. Mr. Akshay Pansare, Mr. Suraj Chakor, Adv for Respondent State Election Commission in All Connected Matters.

Mr. Jagdish G. Aradwad (Reddy), Adv for Respondent No. 1 in WP No. 13518/2025.

Mrs. G. R. Raghuwanshi, A.G.P. for Respondent-State in WP

13518/2025.

Smt. Chaitrali Deshmukh, Adv for TMC-Respondent No.1 in WPST

33736/2025.

Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, G.P. a/w. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl G.P., Mr. O. A.

Chandurkar, Addl G.P. for Respondent-State in WP 13515/2025.

Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, G.P. a/w. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl G.P., Mr. V. G.Badgujar, A.G.P. for Respondent-State. in WPST 34566/2025, WPST 32796/2025, WPST 33340/2025, WP 11477/2025, WP

12216/2025, WPST 33740, WPST 33895/2025.

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CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ &

GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 3^rd NOVEMBER 2025.

P.C. :

Writ Petition Nos. 11477 of 2025, 12216 of 2025 and Writ Petition (St) Nos. 33740 of 2025, 33895 of 2025 and 33340 of 2025 are not on board. Upon mentioning, these writ petitions are taken on Production Board. Ms. Nita Karnik, learned senior counsel appears for the petitioners in this batch of five writ petitions.

2. Writ Petition (St) Nos.34566 of 2025 and 32796 of 2025 are not on board. Upon mentioning these writ petitions are taken on Prodution Board. Mr. Nikhil Adkine, learned counsel appears for the petitioners in these two writ petitions.

3. Mr. Akshay Kapadia, the learned counsel for the petitioner in Writ Petition No.12707 of 2025 submits that the Writ Petition No.12707 of 2025 has been filed in Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court a