The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) dismissed a plea challenging uncontested victories in the ongoing Maharashtra municipal corporation polls on the grounds that election laws validate candidates who win unopposed.
The bench, consisting of Chief Justice S. Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A. Ankhad, reprimanded the petitioner for making incorrect statements during the morning listing. “The writ petition, which claimed the petition was similar to an earlier petition, has no such similarity,” observed the court, warning of penalties.
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“The petitioner has also failed to provide evidence to support their allegations. Furthermore, the elections were conducted in accordance with the law, and there is no reason for the court to intervene. In one ward, if only one candidate remains, that means she is elected unopposed, which is valid under the election laws,” the court observed.
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