CASE COMMENT ON ARJUN PANDITRAO KHOTKAR V. KAILASH KUSHANRAO GORANTYAL & OTHERS, [2020] 7 S.C.R. 180

AUTHOR – MS. SIDDHI KAMLAKAR PHATKARE, STUDENT AT M.K.E.S COLLEGE OF LAW, MUMBAI, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

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This article is published in the collaborated special issue of M.K.E.S. College of Law and the Institute of Legal Education (ILE), titled “Current Trends in Indian Legal Frameworks: A Special Edition” (ISBN: 978-81-968842-8-4).

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

Dispute over election of Mr. Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (Appellant) in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, 2014 (101 -Jalna constituency) : This case arose from an election dispute in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly election for the 101-Jalna constituency in the year 2014. Mr. Arjun Panditrao Khotkar (belonging to Shiv Sena party) won a seat from the Jalna constituency by a slim margin of 296 votes over his rival, Mr. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal (belonging to Congress party). Mr. Arjun Panditrao Khotkar secured 45,078 votes, whereas Mr. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal secured 44,782 votes.