Rajkumar Suryabhan Nikam And ANR v. The Assistant Commissioner

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition NO. 13714 OF 2017 Shri. Sandeshkumar Laxmanrao Chavan

...Petitioner

Versus

The Assitant Commissioner, Social Welfare Office, Solapur and others

...Respondents

With Writ Petition NO. 13715 OF 2017 Shri. Balabhai Husenbasha Jamadar

...Petitioner

Versus

The Assitant Commissioner, Social Welfare Office,Solapur And others

...Respondents

With Writ Petition (ST) NO. 5679 OF 2017 Shri Rajkumar Suryabhan Nikam and another

...Petitioners

Versus

The Assistant Commissioner, Social Welfare Office,Solapur And others

...Respondents

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Mr.I.M. Khairdi, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. Vikas Mali, AGP, for the State.

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CORAM : SHANTANU KEMKAR & R. G. KETKAR, JJ.

DATE : DECEMBER 13, 2017 P.C.

Parties through their counsel.

2.

Mr. Khairdi, learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the question involved in these Petitions is covered by the order dated st September, 2013 , passed by the Division Bench of this Court in the 1 / 2

946,947and960-wp.13714-17gr.doc case of Kiran Namdeo Shinde and Ors. vs. the State of Maharashtra and Ors. in Writ Petition No. 2358 of 2013 and other connected Petitions. He submitted that these Petitions may be disposed of by directing the Competent Authority to consider and take an appropriate decision on the Petitioners' claim. He submitted that the Petitioners shall submit representations before the Competent Authority within two weeks from today.

3.

In view of the aforesaid statement, as agreed to by learned counsel for the parties, these Petitions are disposed of with liberty to the Petitioners to submit the representations before the Competent Authority within two weeks. On receipt of the same, the Competent Authority shall examine it and, in case, the Petitioners' case is based on the decision of the Division Bench in Kiran Shinde (supra), an appropriate decision and consequential relief may be granted in their favour within four months from the date of receipt of such representation.

4.

Accordingly, the Petitions are disposed of.

(R. G. KETKAR, J.) (SHANTANU KEMKAR, J.) Deshmane (PS) 2 / 2