Kishor Uttam Dhankavade v. State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Secretary And ORS.

WP/6201/2017 BDPSPS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6201 OF 2017 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1990 OF 2017 IN WRIT PETITION NO.6201 OF 2017 Kishor Uttam Dhankavade .... Petitioner.

V/s State of Maharashtra and Others ..... Respondents.

--- Mr. Rajeev B. Chavan, Senior Counsel with Mr. P.B. Chavan i/b Veera V. Shinde, for the Petitioner/Applicant.

Mr. B.V. Samant, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 4. Mr. Manoj Badgujar h/f A.P. Kulkarni, Advocate for Respondent No.3. Mr. Ganesh Bhujbal, Advocate for Respondent No.5. --- CORAM: B. R. GAVAI & M.S. KARNIK, JJ.

DATE: 21st August, 2017 P.C.:- 1] Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. Heard by consent of parties.

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WP/6201/2017 2] For the reasons separately recorded, the impugned order is quashed and set aside. Matter is remitted back to the Respondent No.2 - Scrutiny Committee for consideration afresh. Needless to state that Respondent No.2 - Scrutiny committee shall give an opportunity to the Petitioner to produce additional material available to the Petitioner. Further, needless to state that Respondent No.5 would be given an opportunity of being heard in the proceedings before the Scrutiny Committee.

3] Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. Petition is disposed of. Since Petition itself is disposed of, Civil Application does not survive and the same is also disposed of. (M. S. KARNIK, J. ) (B. R. GAVAI, J. ) 2/2