Suhas Hemraj Patil v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 4 WRIT PETITION NO. 5267 OF 2024 ANIL ADHIKAR PATIL

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 5 WRIT PETITION NO. 5269 OF 2024 MAHENDRA SHAMRAO MAHAJAN AND OTHERS

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 61 WRIT PETITION NO. 5357 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5363 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5358 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5362 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5360 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5359 OF 2024 with WRIT PETITION NO. 5361 OF 2024 MANOHAR DHARMRAJ PATIL

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 62 WRIT PETITION NO. 5366 OF 2024 SANJAY FULCHAND SONAWANE AND OTHERS

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

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Advocate for the Petitioner/s : S/Shri Deshmukh Sachin S., S.R. Barlinge & Rahul Pawar in respective petitions GP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.B. Girase AGP for Respondents/State : S/Shri M.M. Nerlikar, S.R. Yadav Lonikar & S.K. Tambe Advocate for Resp./ Z.P. : Mr. P.S. Patil .....

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

DATE :

10th June, 2024 P.C. :- 1.

All these Petitioners claim to be identically situated. All of them have suffered orders of removal from service, by the respective Zilla Parishads, which are impugned in these petitions. The learned advocates for the Petitioners submit that the impugned orders, though illegal, are not by way of penal action or disciplinary action. They rely on the interlocutory orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.2928/2023, dated 15.03.2023 and in Writ Petition Nos.1612/2024 and 1694/2024, dated 09.02.2024. The learned advocates categorically submit that they have not been relieved from employment.

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Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable on 15.07.2024. The learned GP / AGPs waive service of notice on behalf of the State authorities in these matters.

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In the event the impugned orders have not been implemented and the Petitioners are still in employment, status quo as existing today shall be maintained.

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All office objections to be removed on or before 01.07.2024, failing which, the Petitions shall stand dismissed without reference to the Court, on 02.07.2024.

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The issue of a statutory remedy being available to the Petitioners, as contended by the learned GP / AGPs, is kept open. [Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.] mub