Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust Shirdi Through Its Chief Executive Officer v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary

909(D)-CA-7197-2023.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.7197 OF 2023 IN PIL/98/2021 SHREE SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST SHIRDI THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

VERSUS

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

Mr. A. S. Bajaj, Advocate for Applicant Mr. S. G. Karlekar, AGP for Respondent - State Mr. Ajinkya Kale, Advocate i/b Talekar & Associates for Petitioner in PIL ....

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

DATE:14.07.2023 PER COURT :- The applicant Sansthan has put forth prayer clause "B" as under:- "(B) This Hon'ble Court may kindly grant post-facto sanction to the Resolution No.533 dated 18.10.2022 pursuant to which 1000 Qtls. Pure cow ghee was procured by Swiss Challenge Method and to the Circulatory Resolution dated 9.12.2022 for procurement of 500 Qtls. Of pure cow ghee from the existing supplier."

(( 2 )) 909(D)-CA-7197-2023 2.

The prayer clause "B" reproduced above, is similar to the prayer clause "B" put forth in Civil Application No.3677/2023. By order dated 09.06.2023, we have allowed the said civil application with the rider that no such request would be repeated for purchase of pure cow ghee.

3.

The learned Advocate for the Sansthan points out that the resolution in Civil Application No.3677/2023 is dated 13.01.2023 and the resolutions in this application are dated 18.10.2022 and 09.12.2022.

4.

As such, with the rider set out in our order dated 09.06.2023, this application is allowed in terms of prayer clause "B". 5.

We make it clear that, henceforth, we would not entertain any such application.

[ Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J. ] [ RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J. ] SMS