1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ELECTION PETITION NO. 28 OF 2009 Abhijit Wamanrao Awade-Bichukale ... Petitioner vs. Shamrao @ Balasaheb Pandurang Patil & Ors. Respondents None for the parties. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : 25th June, 2010. P.C. 1. None for the petitioner. On 15.1.2010, this petition was dismissed in default. However,on the same day, later on, the matter was restored to file and direction was given to issue notices to the respondents to appear and to file written statement on the next date i.e. 26.2.2010, but no steps were taken to serve the summonses to the respondents. On 26.2.2010, again order was passed directing the petitioner to supply sufficient number of copies to serve the respondents. On 23.4.2010, again order was passed to issue notices to respondent Nos. 1,5, 6, 7 and 10, returnable within six weeks. On 11.6.2010, none was present for the petitioner nor any steps were taken to serve the respondents, including respondent No.1, who is an elected candidate. Therefore, the matter was adjourned for two weeks as a last chance. Today again, none appears for the petitioner and as per the 2 office report, the petitioner has not paid even the process fee for service of the notices to the respondents. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the Election Petition. 2. Therefore, the Petition stands dismissed in default under Order IX Rule 2 of C.P.C. (J.H.BHATIA,J.)