Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Maharashtra 2024 Election Results
The Supreme Court has upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision dismissing a petition that sought to cancel the results of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
The petition was filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire, who claimed that around 75–76 lakh votes were cast after the official 6 PM deadline and also pointed out mismatches between polled and counted votes in nearly 95 constituencies.
On 25 June 2025, the Bombay High Court had dismissed the case, calling it “baseless” and a waste of judicial time. The bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor observed that the petitioner’s arguments were mainly based on media reports and RTI replies, which could not be considered valid evidence.
Ahire later approached the Supreme Court. However, a bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N.K. Singh refused to interfere with the High Court’s ruling. The court also questioned Ahire’s right to challenge results across all 288 constituencies and noted that he had not shown any direct legal injury.
Ahire’s counsel, Prakash Ambedkar, criticised the court’s refusal to hear the matter in detail, warning that such dismissals could discourage citizens from raising electoral concerns.
With both the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court rejecting the petition for lack of evidence and improper legal grounds, the validity of the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election results stands confirmed.
