Lalitadevi Surajbali Chaurasia Decd Thru Lr Harendra Surajbali Chaurasia And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thru Gp And ORS

16 - WP. 11626-18 VPH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 11626 OF 2018 Lalitadevi S. Chaurasia, through LRs.

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Petitioner Vs.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Respondents *** Mr. Amey C. Sawant, for the Petitioner.

Mr. S. D. Rayrikar, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. S. P. Thorat, for Respondent No. 4.

Mr. Sagar Bataria i/b Anjali Giri, for Respondent Nos. 8A & 8B. *** CORAM : C. V. BHADANG, J.

DATE : FEBRUARY 3, 2020 PC :

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This petition can be disposed of on a short count. Admittedly, the application for review filed by the Petitioner, challenging the impugned order, is pending before the learned Grievance Redressal Committee (for short "GRC"). In such circumstances, the learned counsel for the Petitioner states that GRC may be directed to decide the said review application, as expeditiously as possible, and ad-interim order may be extended for a limited period. Learned counsel for Respondent No. 4, Respondent Nos. 8A and 8B oppose the extension of the interim relief.

by Vinayak P.

Halemath Date:

2020.02.06 12:02:32 +0530 Vinayak P.

Halemath 2.

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16 - WP. 11626-18 petition from 10th August, 2018 can be extended for a limited period of three weeks, in order to enable the Petitioner to move the GRC for appropriate orders in this regard. In the result, following order is passed.

ORDER

(i) The GRC is directed to decide the review application filed by the Petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, and preferrably within a period of eight weeks from the receipt of hereof;

(ii) Ad-interim relief operating in this petition shall continue for a period of three weeks from today. It will be open for the GRC to consider the prayer of interim relief, if so made by the Petitioner, on its own merits and in accordance with law; (iii) Rival contentions of the parties, on merits, are left open. (iv) In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. (v) Writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Sd/- C. V. BHADANG, J.

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