Overview
- The division bench directed the Electoral Officer not to proceed with the January 6 Apex Council election until further orders.
- Petitions by Kedar Jadhav, the Latur District Cricket Association, life member Anant Nilkanth Mate, and a Pune college challenge the induction of roughly 400 new life members that expanded the electorate from about 150 to over 600.
- The judges recorded a prima facie impression of “hot haste” and noted that existing members were denied access to minutes and a chance to object to the mass admissions.
- Notices were issued to the State government, the MCA, and its office-bearers, with responses due by February 3 and the matter listed for hearing on February 4.
- The MCA, represented by Abhishek Manu Singhvi, denies wrongdoing and says a committee led by a retired High Court judge lawfully approved the new members, while reports note political overtones and the timing before IPL matches in Pune.