Prabhakar S/O Ganbaji Kale v. State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Mumbai And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.

C.A.O. NO.2146/2019 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.21/2019 Prabhakar S/o Ganbaji Kale ..Vs..

State of Maharashtra and others ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court'

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s Order Coram, appearances, Court'

s Orders or directions and Registrar'

s order Shri R.L. Khapre, Senior Advocate with Shri Anand P. Thakare, Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri N.R. Patil, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Shri N.R. Saboo, Advocate for respondent No.4. Shri Kartik Rao, Advocate h/f Shri K.P. Mahalle, Advocate for respondent No.5.

Shri M.A. Sable, Advocate for respondent No.6. Shri A.R. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.8. Shri D.M. Kale, Advocate for respondent No.10 / applicant. CORAM :- SUNIL B. SHUKRE AND ANIL S. KILOR, JJ.

DATED :- 11.8.2021.

Shri Kale, learned counsel for respondent No.10 - the applicant, on instructions, does not press this application. It is disposed of as not pressed. No costs. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.21/2019 2.

So far as the question relating to the power of Municipal Council to allot the work of assessment of municipal taxes to a private contractor is concerned the issue being sub judice before the Apex Court, the hearing on this issue is deferred till the decision of the Supreme Court. To this extent liberty is granted to the parties to move this Court for early hearing, if occasion arises.

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Shri Khapre, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner submits that the award of the contract has also been questioned on mala fides and according to him, the petition can be heard finally on this aspect of the matter, however, he submits that he would take instructions from the petitioner and revert to the Court on the next date. 4.

Civil Application (CAO) No.472/2021 to be heard on the next date.

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Stand over to two weeks.

JUDGE JUDGE Tambaskar.