Yamunabai Balaji Gutte v. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And Others

939-WP-475-2024.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 475 OF 2024 YAMUNABAI BALAJI GUTTE

VERSUS

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

Mr. J. M. Murkute, Advocate for Petitioner Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 - State ....

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

DATE:11.01.2024 PER COURT :- 1.

The Petitioner'

s claim of belonging to Vanjari caste falling in NT-D category has been invalidated on 11.05.2023. This Petition is filed on 18.12.2023, after 7 months. 2.

Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable on 21.02.2024. The learned AGP waives service of notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

3.

Considering the law laid down by the learned Full Bench of this Court in Anant H. Ulhalkar and another Vs. Chief

(( 2 )) 939-WP-475-2024 Election Commissioner and others - 2017(1) Mh.L.J. 431 and the judgment of the Hon'

ble Supreme Court in Shankar Raghunath Devre (Patil) Vs. State of Maharashtra and others in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 29874 - 29875/2016, interim relief is refused. 4.

All office objections to be removed on or before 07.02.2024, failing which the Petition shall stand dismissed without reference to the Court on 08.02.2024.

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