Ramchandra Laxman Sathe And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thru Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Maha. And ORS
(3)PIL5019.doc.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.50 OF 2019 Ramchandra Laxman Sathe and others ..Petitioners
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents Mr. Daljeet Singh I/by Mr. S. S. Khilare, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. P. P. Kakade, GP a/w Ms. Nisha Mehra, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2.
CORAM : PRADEEP NANDRAJOG, C.J. & N. M. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 19th JUNE, 2019 P.C.
The inartistically drafted Public Interest Petition, read meaningfully, pleads that as per census figure of the year 1981, 1,211,335 members of the caste Hindu Mang and Matang, listed as Scheduled Caste in the State of Maharashtra are residing in the State of Maharashtra and, therefore, out of the posts reserved for members of the Scheduled Caste 5% be reserved for members of the Mang and Matang Caste. This direction cannot be issued by a Court in a Public Interest Petition. The Public Interest Petition is dismissed. N. M. JAMDAR, J CHIEF JUSTICE BGP. 1 of 1