Election Petition No. 3 of 2025 · Bombaybench High Court · 2025
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 01 Apr 2025
- Bench
- KISHORE C SANT
Provisions considered
Judgment
2 of 2 915-EP.3.2025.odtfrom the date of presenting petition to the High Court. It is submitted that though, there is no specific time is given for filing the written statement, looking to the scheme of Section 86(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, it is expected that no time be granted for further extension. 3. Looking to the reasons stated in the application, this Courtfinds that although time of six weeks is prayed for, it would be properto grant time of four weeks from today. The application of RespondentNo.1 is allowed. Time is extended by four weeks from today to file written statement. 4. Place the petition on board on 2nd May 2025 at 2.30 p.m. 5. Still now, the Respondents neither have filed reply nor have sought any time to file reply. (KISHORE C. SANT, J.)Tauseef
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Representation of the People Act, 1951 — s. 86(7).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Bombay High Court, on 01 Apr 2025. The bench was KISHORE C SANT.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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