Chhatrapati Rajeshree Shahu Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd Through Its Recovery Officer v. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 22 WRIT PETITION NO.3733 OF 2023 SHRI. CHHATRAPATI RAJESHREE SHAHU URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LTD THROUGH ITS RECOVERY OFFICER

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER AND 57 WRIT PETITION NO.3772 OF 2023 SHRI. CHHATRAPATI RAJESHREE SHAHU URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LTD THROUGH ITS RECOVERY OFFICER

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 62 WRIT PETITION NO.3777 OF 2023 SHRI. CHHATRAPATI RAJESHREE SHAHU URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LTD THROUGH ITS RECOVERY OFFICER

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 63 WRIT PETITION NO.3778 OF 2023 SHRI. CHHATRAPATI RAJESHREE SHAHU URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LTD THROUGH ITS RECOVERY OFFICER

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

(2) Mr L. H. Kawale, h/f Mr K. J. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Petitioner;

Mr S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for Respondents/State CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.

DATE : 3rd April, 2023 PER COURT:

1.

All these Petitioners are identically placed. We have considered the submissions of the learned advocate for the Petitioners and the learned A.G.P. on behalf of the Respondents. We have perused the orders, by which the District Collector, Beed, has directed the Sub Divisional Officer, Beed/Majalgaon, District Beed, to initiate appropriate steps and execute his directions by following the due procedure laid down in law. 2.

An order passed by this Court at Nagpur (Coram: Nitin Jamdar and Anil L. Pansare, JJ.) dated 26.4.2022, in Writ Petition No.1078 of 2022, filed by the State Bank of India vs. State of Maharashtra and others, and the order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, dated 19/01/2023, in Writ Petition No.705 of 2023 and connected matters, filed by the present Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, are cited before us.

(3) We deem it appropriate to dispose off all these petitions with similar directions, thereby directing Respondent No.3, to execute the order passed by the District Collector, Beed, within a period of 30 days.

3.

We are refraining from initiating action against Respondent No.3/ Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed, under Section 10 of the Maharashtra Government Servants Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005, in order to grant him one more opportunity for complying with the orders of the higher authorities.

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All these petitions are accordingly disposed off. (SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk