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नई दिल् ली, जसतम् बर 11—जसतम् बर 17, 2022, िजनवार/भाद्र 20— भाद्र 26, 1944

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NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 11—SEPTEMBER 17, 2022, SATURDAY/BHADRA 20– BHADRA 26, 1944

इस भाग में जभन् न ृष्‍ सं्‍ ा िी िाती िै जिससे दक ि ृषथक संकलन के रूृ में रखा िा सके

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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उृ-खण् ड (iii)

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (iii)

केन् द्री अजिकारर ों (संघ राज् क्षेे्र प्रिासनों क ो ़ककर) ्ारा िारी दकए गए सािार दिेि रर अजिसचननाएं

Orders and Notifications issued by the Central Authorities (Other than the Administrations of Union

Territories)

भारत जनवाानन द ग

दिेि

नई दिल् ली, 9 जसतम् बर, 2022

द.अ. 136.—ल क प्रजतजनजित्व अजिजन म, 1951 (1951 का 43) की िारा 106 के अनुसर में, भारत जनवाानन द ग

एतद्द्वारा वर्ा 2019 की जनवाानन ाजनका सं्‍ ा 3 में बम्बई उच्च न् ा ाल , नागृुर बैंन, नागृुर के जन ा /दिेि दिनांक

20/08/2021 क प्रकाजित करता िै।

( िां जन ा /दिेि मुदद्रत करें)

[फा. सं. 82/मिा.-ल .स./3/2019 (नागृुर)]

दिेि से,

एस. के. िास, सजनव

सी.जी.-डी.एल.-सा.-26092022-239118

CG-DL-W-26092022-239118

336 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : SEPTEMBER 17, 2022/BHADRA 26, 1944

[PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

ORDER

New Delhi, the 9th September, 2022

O.N. 136.—In pursuance of Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) the

Election Commission of India hereby publishes the judgment/order dated 20/08/2021 of the High Court of Judicature

at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur in Election Petition No. 3 of 2019.

(HERE PRINT THE JUDGMENT/ORDER)

[F. No. 82/MT-HP/3/2019 (Nagpur)]

By Order

S. K. DAS, Secy.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR

ELECTION PETITION NO.3/2019

Dhnraj s/o Kothiramji Vanjari,

aged 63 years, retd. Govt. Servant,

r/o c/o Ramkrishna Sambhare,

New State Bank Colony, Luniya Layout,

Nagpur Road, Wardha.

…PETITIONER

VERSUS

The Election Commission of India,

through its Chairman having o/a

Nirvachan Bhavan, Ashoka Bhavan,

New Delhi.

Returning Officer, having his

office at Collectorate, Wardha.

Ramadas s/o Chandrabhan Tadas,

r/o Main Road, Deoli, District

Wardha – 442 101

…RESPONDENTS

Mr. Nihalsingh Rathod, Advocate for petitioner.

Ms Neerja Choubey, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mrs. K.R. Joshi, Incharge Government Pleader for respondent No. 2.

Mr. F. T. Mirza, Advocate for respondent No.3.

CORAM:- V. M. DESHPANDE J.

DATE:- AUGUST 20, 2021

JUDGMENT (Per: V. M. Deshpande, J.)

After elections for 17^th Lok Sabha were held in April- 2019, various election petitions were filed in the

High Court.

The preset election petition pertains to Lok Sabha election for Wardha Constituency. The

petitioner was sponsored by duly registered political party by name; ‘Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.’ In the said

election, respondent no.3, who was sponsored by Bhartiya Janata Party was declared as returned candidate by

the Returning Officer. According to the election petitioner, he polled 36452 votes whereas respondent no.3 polled

5,78,364 votes. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the petition, which are relevant, read thus:

“5.

In the loksabha constituency of Wardha Loksabha 08, there were 17,41,700 registered voters.

Of which 10,71,190 polled their votes. Petitioner, according to the respondent no.2 fared 36452 votes,

whereas the respondent no.3 sponsored by Bhartiya Janata Party fared 5,78,464 votes. However, the final

tally of the votes does not match and there is serious discrepancy in the grant total. From bare perusal of

the data as recorded in handwritten form in form 17 and that counted there is difference of 1380 votes.

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)]

भारत का रािृ्र : जसतम् बर 17, 2022/भाद्र 26, 1944

337

In such circumstances, it was mandatory for the respondent no.2 to match the tally between the

votes recorded in accordance with form 17C and votes counted. Only after such tally matches without any

error, could the respondent no.2 have proceeded further. However, without following the specific orders of

respondent no.1, respondent no.2 issued certificate to the respondent no.3, leaving behind serious

lacunae which makes the whole election redundant and vitiated.”

After notices were issued, respondent no.3 appeared and filed an application under Order VII Rule 11

(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 read with Section 81 and 83 (1) (a) of the Representation of People

Act, 1951 for rejection of this petition. The said application was Civil Application (CAO) No.1842/2019 (Exh.-7).

Copy of the said was furnished to the counsel for the petitioner. Roznama of this election petition would show

that in spite of time granted, reply was not filed to the application Exh.-7. On 16.07.2021, Mr. Rathod, learned

counsel for election petitioner submitted that he was having instructions from the election petitioner that election

petitioner does not wish to file any reply to the application, Exh.-7 and accordingly the said was noted in the order

dated 16.07.2021 and thereafter the matter was fixed for oral arguments.

When on 20.08.2021, the application was taken up for hearing, it was pointed out to this Court, not only by

the learned counsel for respondent no.3 but also by learned counsel for the election petitioner that Election Petition

Nos.6/2019, 9/2019 and 7/2019 are dismissed by different benches of this Court by allowing applications filed on

behalf of the returned candidate under Order 7 Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure and Sections 81 and 83

(1) (a) of the Representation of People Act.

At the time of hearing of this application, Mr. Rathod, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that

except the number of votes as mentioned in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the election petitions, which were filed by

him only, all other pleadings made in all election petitions are identical.

Mr. Rathod, learned counsel for the election petitioner also submitted that none of the election petitioners

whose election petitions have been dismissed by various benches of this Court by uphoding the objections raised by

filing application under Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure, none approached before the Hon’ble

Apex Court. Mr. Rathod further submitted that the allegations made in this petition since are identical with the other

petitions except the votes polled by the petitioner and the returned candidates, he submitted that this election petition

also can be disposed of.

From the submissions made by both the parties before me, it appears that facts constituting cause of action

as contemplated by sub clause (a) of Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure are same. It is

undisputed that all other election petitions have been dismissed for non disclosure of cause of action. Therefore, I

found myself bound by the reasons, dismissing those other election petitions.

In that view of the matter, there is no other option for this Court but to allow application Exh.-7.

Consequently, following order is passed.

ORDER

(i)

Civil Application (CAO) No.1842/2019, under Order VII Rule 11(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure read

with Section 81 and 83 (1) (a) of the Representation of People Act (Exh.-7) filed by the returned

candidate is hereby allowed.

(ii)

In view of allowing of application Exh.-7, Election Petition No.3/2019 stands dismissed.

JUDGE

Kahale

338 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : SEPTEMBER 17, 2022/BHADRA 26, 1944

[PART II—SEC. 3(iii)]

दिेि

नई दिल् ली, 9 जसतम् बर, 2022

द.अ. 137.—ल क प्रजतजनजित्व अजिजन म, 1951 (1951 का 43) की िारा 106 के अनुसर में, भारत जनवाानन द ग

एतद्द्वारा वर्ा 2019 की जनवाानन ाजनका सं्‍ ा 4 में बम्बई उच् न न् ा ाल , नागृुर बैंन, नागृुर के जन ा /दिेि दिनांक

20/08/2021 क प्रकाजित करता िै।

( िां जन ा /दिेि मुदद्रत करें)

[फा. सं. 82/मिा.-ल .स./4/2019 (नागृुर)]

दिेि से,

एस. के. िास, सजनव

ORDER

New Delhi, the 9th September, 2022

O.N. 137.— In pursuance of Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) the

Election Commission of India hereby publishes the judgment/order dated 20/08/2021 of the High Court of Judicature

at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, Nagpur in Election Petition No. 4 of 2019.

(HERE PRINT THE JUDGMENT/ORDER)

[F. No. 82/MT-HP/4/2019 (Nagpur)]

By Order

S. K. DAS, Secy.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR

ELECTION PETITION NO. 4/2019

Baliram s/o Bhagwan Shiraskar, aged 56 years, Occ. Farmer,

r/o Paras, Bailjodi Chauk, Tq. Balapur,

Dist. Akola – 444 103

…PETITIONER

VERSUS

The Election Commission of India,

through its Chairman having o/a

Nirvachan Bhavan, Ashoka Bhavan,

New Delhi.

Returning Officer, having his

office at Collectorate, Buldhana.

Prataprao alias Ganpat Jadhav,

r/o Madani, Tq. Mehkar,

Dist. Buldhana.

…RESPONDENTS

Mr. Nihalsingh Rathod, Advocate for petitioner.

Ms Neerja Choubey, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mrs.K.R. Joshi, Incharge Government Pleader for respondent No. 2.

Mr. N. B. Kalwaghe, Advocate for respondent No.3.

CORAM:- V. M. DESHPANDE J.

DATE:- AUGUST 20, 2021

JUDGMENT (Per: V. M. Deshpande, J.)

After elections for 17^th Lok Sabha were held in April- 2019, various election petitions were filed in the

High Court.

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(iii)]

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339

The preset election petition pertains to Lok Sabha election for Buldhana Constituency. The petitioner was

sponsored by duly registered political party by name; ‘Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.’ In the said election, respondent

no.3, who was sponsored by Shiv Sena was declared as returned candidate by the Returning Officer. According to the

election petitioner, he polled 1,72,627 votes whereas respondent no.3 polled 5,21,977 votes. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of

the petition, which are relevant, read thus:

“5.

In the loksabha constituency of Buldhana Loksabha 05, there were 19,08,555 registered voters. Of

which 11,19,776 polled their votes. Petitioner, according to the respondent no.2 fared 1,72,627 votes,

whereas the respondent no.3 sponsored by Shivsena fared 5,21,977 votes. However, the final tally of the

votes does not match and there is serious discrepancy in the grant total. There is difference of 583 votes

in totality between the votes polled and votes counted.

In such circumstances, it was mandatory for the respondent no.2 to match the tally between the

votes recorded in accordance with form 17C and votes counted. Only after such tally matches without any

error, could the respondent no.2 have proceeded further. However, without following the specific orders of

respondent no.1, respondent no.2 issued certificate to the respondent no.3, leaving behind serious lacunae

which makes the whole election redundant and vitiated.”

After notices were issued, respondent no.3 appeared and filed an application under Order VII Rule 11

(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 read with Section 81 and 83 (1) (a) of the Representation of People

Act, 1951 for rejection of this petition. The said application was Civil Application (CAO) No.2024/2019 (Exh.-9).

Copy of the said was furnished to the counsel for the petitioner. Roznama of this election petition would show

that in spite of time granted, reply was not filed to the application Exh.-9. On 16.07.2021, Mr. Rathod, learned

counsel for election petitioner submitted that he was having instructions from the election petitioner that election

petitioner does not wish to file any reply to the application, Exh.-9 and accordingly the said was noted in the order