: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITIN NO.6702 OF 2006 Suresh Hasapure ....Petitioner V/s. Basavraj Bagale & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.G.S. Godbole with Mr.Amit Karkhanis for the Petitioner. . Mr.S.G. Kudle for Respondent No.1. . Mr.I.M. Kharadi for Respondent No.2. . Ms.V.M. Mhaispurkar, AGP for Respondent Nos.3 and 4. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 10TH JANUARY, 2007. P.C. : 1. It is indeed peculiar that the advocates for each of the Petitioners in the Election Petition who are Respondents before me seek to cross-examine the Petitioner before me. 2. However, I do not see any reason to consider this point at this stage. It appears that Respondent No.1 had at one stage sought to be dropped and was in fact dropped as the Petitioner in the Election Petition. Thereafter he sought to have impleaded and was impleaded once again. In the circumstances, it would certainly be prudent for Respondent No.2 to cross-examine the Petitioner before me. : 2 : 3. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case no prejudice is caused to the Petitioner. 4. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed.