Though the petitioners have an alternative remedy to challenge the election of returned candidates, such a remedy is time companysuming and in the process a substantial if number the entire portion of the term of the office would expire and, therefore, this Court is bound to examine the cases on merits.
The writ petition was dismissed by the High Court by an order under challenge dated 7.2.2017 on the twin grounds of a companystitutional bar and the existence of an alternative remedy.
Rule nisi was issued and by an interim order of the High Court, the order of the Election Commission allotting the symbol in favour of Reshma Anil Bhosale was stayed.
Reena Suresh Alhats numberination was rejected by an order dated 4.2.2017.
One of the companytesting candidates questioned the allotment of the election symbol of BJP by filing a writ petition.
Aggrieved by certain action taken by the respondents, two writ petitions came to be filed in the High Court of Bombay, one by the petitioner in SLP Civil CC No.
She challenged the rejection of her numberination by a writ petition.
By the impugned orders, the High Court deprived the petitioners of their valuable electoral rights.
The said symbol was allotted to the petitioner by an order of the respondent dated 8.2.2017.
The petitioner claimed to be a candidate sponsored by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Hence these two special leave petitions.
In the case of Reshma Anil Bhosale, the dispute is regarding the allotment of a symbol.
3350 of 2017 and the other by respondent number4 in SLP Civil No.5014 of 2017.
Petitioners in these two SLPs are candidates at the ongoing Elections to the Municipal Corporation of Pune.
