Venkat Shesherao Padalwar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

2024:BHC-AUG:27828-DB *1* 928wp12825o24

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 12825 OF 2024 VENKAT SHESHERAO PADALWAR

VERSUS

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

Shri Thorat Chandrakant R., Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri M.K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 5/State. ...

CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL & PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ.

DATE : 26th November, 2024 Per Court :- The petitioner is placed in the supernumerary post for his failure to submit the certificate of validity. His proposal has been pending with the Scrutiny Committee for validation of his tribe claim for years together.

2.

The learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the vigilance enquiry has been pending.

3.

We dispose of the Writ Petition directing the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's claim as expeditiously as possible and in any case within twelve weeks.

*2* 928wp12825o24 Till then, no coercive action as contemplated in the impugned communication dated 22.10.2024 shall be initiated/ taken. 4.

Since by the impugned communication, the petitioner has already been placed under supernumerary post, apparently without following the principles of natural justice, even that communication is quashed and set aside. kps ( PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) ( MANGESH S. PATIL, J.)