Navi Mumbai Hotel Owners Associations And ANR v. The District Collector Thane State Excise Dept And ORS

Neeta Sawant 504-WP-7089-2024.docx

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7089 OF 2024 Navi Mumbai Hotel Owners Associations and anr.

} ..Petitioners : Versus :

The District Collector, Thane State Excise Department and Ors.

} ..Respondents Mr. R.D. Soni a/w. Mr. Sujay Gawade, Ms. Sumedha Dhopate, Ms. Mudita Pawar and Ms. Rekha Keni i/by. Shree & Co., for the Petitioner. Mr.

A.I. Patel, Additional Government Pleader a/w. Ms.

Ashwini Purav, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3.

Coram :

Sandeep V. Marne, & Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale, JJ.

(Vacation Court) Dated : 13 May 2024.

P.C. :

1) The limited grievance canvassed before us in the present petition is about operation of prohibition order for the entire day of 4 June 2024 which is the day scheduled for counting of votes in respect of general elections. The grievance raised by the Petitioner is no more res-integra and is covered by the decisions of this Court in Navi Mumbai Hotel Owners _____Page No.

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Neeta Sawant 504-WP-7089-2024.docx Association & Anr. V/s. The District Collector & Ors. 1 and Sachin Kisan Gore V/s. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

2) In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of by clarifying that the prohibition imposed by the Order dated 1 April 2024 by the District Collector (State Excise), Thane shall continue to operate till declaration of results on 4 June 2024 and not for the entire day. [Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale, J.] [Sandeep V. Marne, J.] Digitally signed by NEETA SHAILESH SAWANT Date:

2024.05.13 17:38:20 +0530 NEETA SHAILESH SAWANT Writ Petition No.6389 of 2024 decided on 3 May 2024 Writ Petition No.6615 of 2024 decided on 6 May 2024 _____Page No.

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