Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 18) dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections held in November 2024.

A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh dismissed a petition filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire who sought to declare the election results as void on the allegation that about 75 lakh bogus voters had cast their votes after the closing of the polls at 6 PM.

He approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's dismissal of his writ petition in June 2025. The petitioner also claimed there were several discrepancies in almost 95 constituencies, wherein the number of votes polled and the number of votes counted, did not match.

The High Court bench comprising Justice Girish Kulkarni and Justice Arif Doctor had recorded that the petition was absolutely baseless and had wasted the precious time of the Court.

"The whole day of this Court was wasted while hearing this petition. We were of the view that costs should be imposed on them but we refrain from doing so," the High Court had observed.

Case : CHETAN CHANDRAKANT AHIRE VS. UNION OF INDIA | DIARY NO. - 39091/2025