Vikki S/O Shrikrushna Khadse And Others v. State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, General Administration Dept., Mumbai And ORS.

2025:BHC-NAG:12036-DB 923pil74.2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) NO. 74 OF 2025 Vikki s/o Shrikrushna Khadse and others V/s State of Maha and others. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Ms Rajshree Kabra, counsel for petitioners.

Mr. D.V. Chauhan, Government Pleader (Senior Counsel) a/b Mr. H.D. Marathe, AGP for respondent Nos. 1 to 3/State.

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR and RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : 12/11/2025 1.

The present Public Interest Litigation No. 74 of 2025 filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the Respondent No.3 to ensure compliance with the Government Resolutions dated 19/01/2018, 27/03/2025, and 24/07/2025 issued by the State of Maharashtra, and to provide additional "Aple Sarkar Seva Kendra" in Amravati District, in order to benefit the citizens and the public at large with the services accorded by the State of Maharashtra.

2.

After going through the pleadings made in the petition, it appears that though it is the case of the petitioners that the Aple Sarkar Seva Kendra provided in Amravati are insufficient, there is no mention as to how the existing Kendras provided are inadquate. No criteria have been stated in the petition either for the establishment of such Kendras or for determining the number of such Kendras.

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Rule 10 of the Bombay High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules, 2010 (for short, 'Rules 2010') mandates that the petitioner to make thorough research before filing a petition, and the petition should be based on such research and material collected during the course of that research. 4.

Considering the fact that no material has been produced on record to show the criteria for the grant of such Kendras or for determining its number.

5.

In view of the above, we accordingly dispose of the Public Interest Litigation, as it is not in the format required under the Rules, 2010. However, liberty is granted to the petitioners to file a fresh petition, if they so desire, after making the necessary research.

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