India, Jan. 7 -- A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking proper implementation of the None of the Above or NOTA option in Maharashtra's local body elections.

The PIL, filed by Suhas Wankhede, a resident of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, contended that the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has undermined voters' right to dissent by declaring uncontested winners without holding an actual poll.

"Such unequal treatment, based purely on accident of contest rather than any rational principle, is arbitrary and strikes at the guarantee of equality and the idea of free and fair elections," the petition said, seeking the inclusion of the NOTA option across local body constituencies in Maharashtra e...