Shobha Joseph Salve v. State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 903 WRIT PETITION NO. 9887 OF 2015 SHOBHA JOSEPH SALVE

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS Mr.S.D.Kotkar, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mr.V.M.Kagne, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr.S.S.Wagh h/f Mr.S.T.Shelke, Advocate for Respondent No.3. ( CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND R.M. JOSHI, JJ.) DATE : APRIL 4, 2024 PER COURT :

1.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits on instructions that a motion is circulated as the Petitioner desires to withdraw this Petition.

2.

We find from the prayers that the Petitioner was before this Court since her claim of belonging to "Hindu Mahar Scheduled Caste Category" was invalidated by the order of the competent Committee dated 22.01.2015. An ad interim relief was granted in the nature of "in the meanwhile, no adverse action be taken against the Petitioner on account of invalidation of his (sic.her) caste certificate." Now the Petitioner has superannuated from khs/April 2024/9887

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3.

In view of the above, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. As such, the directions issued by the Committee in Clause No.1 to 4 can be effective and the Petitioner would be deprived of all the benefits in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India and others Vs. Jagdish Balaram Bahira and others [(2017) 8 SCC 670].

( R.M.JOSHI, J. ) ( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) khs/April 2024/9887