HC dismisses Congress pleas against Maharashtra CM Fadnavis, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar over 2024 polls
Justice Pravin Patil ruled that the petitions were not maintainable due to technical deficiencies. The Congress candidates—Praful Gudadhe, Girish Pandav, and others—had challenged the validity of the 2024 Assembly elections, alleging irregularities and violations of the Representation of the People Act.
However, the court held that the petitions lacked essential particulars and were not in conformity with the statutory requirements for filing election challenges.
Consequently, all the petitions were summarily dismissed.
Petitioners' counsel Pavan Dahat told TOI they would challenge the High Court verdicts in the Supreme Court at the earliest.
The development marks a setback for the Congress, which had alleged misuse of government machinery during the last year's elections.
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