1 WP-6858-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.6858 OF 2025 [Vivek S/o Shalik Bhondekar Vs. The Returning Officer, Municipal Council General Elections, Municipal Council, Tumsar, District Bhandara and others] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri K.S. Motwani, Counsel for Petitioner. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS , JJ. D ATE : 12 th NOVEMBER, 2025 . 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The challenge raised in this petition is to the communication dated 6th November, 2025, by which the respondent No.2 has refused to grant permission to the petitioner to contest the election. It is not disputed that the petitioner is an employee of the respondent No.3. In view of this undisputed fact and in view of the communication issued by the respondent No.2, we find no merit in this petition. 3. The petition is accordingly dismissed. 4. It is needless to mention that it is the discretion of the respondent No.2 whether to allow the petitioner to contest the election or not. It is not even the case of the petitioner that the said discretion has been exercised by the respondent No.2 malafidely. (RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) LANJEWAR 2025:BHC-NAG:11846-DB