Nandu Subhash Patil And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 912 WRIT PETITION NO. 1612 OF 2024 NANDU SUBHASH PATIL AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ...

AND 1 WRIT PETITION NO.1694 OF 2024 (Not on Board. Mentioned. Taken on Production Board) PRAVIN SITARAM PATIL

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Rahul S. Pawar AGP for Respondents 1 to 4/State : Mr. S.K. Tambe Advocate for Respondent 5 in WP 1612/24 : Mr. P.S. Patil Advocate for Respondent 5 in WP 1694/24 : Mr. S.R. Dheple ...

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

DATE :- 09th February, 2024 Per Court :- 1.

Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable on 21/02/2024. The learned AGP waives service of notice on behalf of Respondent Nos.1 to 4, in both the petitions. Shri Patil and

*2* Shri Dheple, the learned Advocates, waive service of notice on behalf of Respondent No.5 in Writ Petition Nos.1612/2024 and 1694/2024, respectively.

2.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits in the presence of the learned Advocates for the Respondent No.5/Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar that, notwithstanding the adverse material that has been uncovered against them by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the Petitioners have been working for the last 12 years and are in employment even today. A show cause notice has been issued to the Petitioners and they have already replied to the same. A decision thereon is not yet arrived at. Hurriedly, they may be terminated. Copy of the SIT report is not supplied to the Petitioners.

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In view of the above, we direct status-quo, as existing today, to be maintained until further orders. 4.

Let the affidavits-in-reply be filed at least 05 days prior to the returnable date in this matter. Let the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) report, which is said to be running into 600 pages, be placed on record by the Zilla Parishad alongwith it's affidavit.

5.

All office objections shall be removed on or before

*3* 16.02.2024, failing which, the Petition shall stand dismissed without reference to the Court on 17.02.2024. kps (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)