Kunal Kishor Sonawane v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Chief Secretary And Others

2024:BHC-AUG:17836-DB 3300.24ca (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 920 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3300 OF 2024 IN PIL/36/2023 KUNAL KISHOR SONAWANE AND OTHERS

VERSUS

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

Mr R. B. Temak, Advocate for Applicant;

Mr V. M. Kagne, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 to 5 Mr Sanjeev B. Deshpande, Senior Advocate i/b Mr Pravin S. Patil a/w Ms Priyanka Deshpande, Advocates for Respondent No.6 Mr D. S. Bagul, Advocate for Respondent No.7 CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

DATE : 9th August, 2024 PER COURT:

1.

All these Applicants are the Contractors. The Public Interest Litigation is filed in public interest, which is being entertained for the last more than a year. The Application for seeking recovery of their bills, cannot be entertained in this Public Interest Litigation, inasmuch as, this Court cannot become a recovery agent for the Contractors. They are at liberty to file recovery suits before the Civil Court, if otherwise permissible in

3300.24ca (2) law. So also, their intervention is not required as they are not here before us to render any assistance in the Public Interest Litigation, but, for their personal gains.

2.

This Civil Application is, therefore, rejected. (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk