D M BAWALEKAR vs PANDURANG D PARTE — C.A. No. 3294/1997

Case under Section III. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010063401997

Filing Date

08-Apr-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 3294/1997

Diary Number

6340/1997

Order Date

29-Apr-1998

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section III

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.D M BAWALEKAR

    Adv. V. D. KHANNA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PANDURANG D PARTE

    Adv. K. J. JOHN (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Apr-1998

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Apr-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3294/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: D.M. Bawalekar v. Pandurang D Parte (C.A. 003294/1997) The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's decision that nine independently-elected councillors incurred disqualification under Section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986 by forming an electoral front (Aghadi) after their election. The Court held that when independent candidates join or form a political party/front post-election, they lose independent status and become subject to party discipline, attracting automatic disqualification—the same standard applies equally to independents and party-affiliated candidates. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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