Amardeep Shankarrao Patil And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Additional Chief Secretary And Others

2024:BHC-AUG:9068-DB (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4303 OF 2024 AMARDEEP SHANKARRAO PATIL AND OTHERS

VERSUS

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

Ms P. S. Talekar, Advocate for Petitioners Mr P. K. Lakhotiya, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 Mr S. S. Wagh, Advocate for Respondent Nos.5, 6, 14, 16 and 17 Mr Avinash Deshmukh, Advocate for Respondent No.9 CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND R. M. JOSHI, JJ.

DATE : 24th April, 2024 PER COURT:

1.

After hearing this matter for some time, taking into account that the proceedings are pending, we have referred to the order dated 10/04/2024, passed by the learned Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, below paragraph 21.

2.

Considering the controversy before the learned Tribunal and the interim order passed below paragraph 21, vide the order dated 10/04/2024, we deem it appropriate to request the learned Tribunal to proceed to decide Original Application

(2) No.307/2024 in the light of the pleadings and the contentions of the parties.

3.

The learned Advocates for the respective parties submit that, they would leave it to this Court to make a request to the Tribunal as regards the timeline, within which Original Application No.307/2024 could be decided. The learned Advocates before us, who were appearing before the learned Tribunal, have conveyed to us that, some of the matters, which are taken up for the final hearing before the learned Tribunal, date back to 2013.

4.

In this backdrop, we are passing the following order :- (A) This Writ Petition is disposed off.

(B) Let the litigating parties complete their pleadings in the Original Application as it stands today, on or before 10/06/2024.

(C) Thereafter, the learned Advocates would cooperate with the learned Tribunal and complete their oral

(3) submissions within 30 days. Written notes of submissions may be tendered.

(D) After the matter is closed for judgment, we leave it to the learned Tribunal to decide the said proceeding. Since we are conscious of the burden on the learned Tribunal, we are only requesting the Tribunal that the proceeding may be decided expeditiously.

(R. M. JOSHI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk