The Mohol Bar Association Thr Its President v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And ORS

AGK

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.120 OF 2024 Somesh Nagnath Kshirsagar & Ors.

... Petitioners V/s.

The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary & Ors.

... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.11796 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13411 OF 2024 ATUL GANESH KULKARNI IN WRIT PETITION NO.11796 OF 2024 ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Date: 2024.10.23 15:54:16 +0530 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13410 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.11796 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13409 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.11796 OF 2024 WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.114 OF 2024 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.13078 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13413 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.13078 OF 2024 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.13440 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.29975 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.13440 OF 2024 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.14367 OF 2024 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.14466 OF 2024

Mr. Dhananjay Chavan for the petitioners in PIL/120/2024.

Mr. A. B. Tajane a/w Mr. Yuvraj Tajane in WP/13440/2024.

Mr. Ashutosh Kulkarni with Ms. Vrushali Maindad and Ms. Shaheen Kapadia for the petitioner in PIL/114/2024.

Mr. Purshottam G. Chavan for the petitioner in WP/14466/2024.

Mr. Surel Shah, Senior Advocate with Mr. H.S. Shinde for the petitioner in WP/11796/2024.

Mr. H. S. Shinde for Petitioner in WPST/ 28316/2024.

Mr. Prasad B. Kulkarni i/b. Mr. Anant Vadgaonkar for Petitioner in WP/13078/2024.

Mr. M.V. Thorat for intervener in all WP & PIL. Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil for Intervener in IAST/29975/2024, IAST/30998/2024 and IAST/31100/2024.

Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, G. P., with Mr. O.A.Chandurkar, Additional G.P. and Mrs. G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 6-State in PIL/120/2024

CORAM

: DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ & AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATED : OCTOBER 23, 2024 P.C.:

1.

List this group of matters for hearing on 4th December 2024 at 2.30 p.m.

2.

Rejoinder-affidavit filed today is taken on record. 3.

Public Interest Litigation (St.) No.30792 of 2024 be tagged along with this group of petitions.

4.

In all these matters, certain interim applications have been moved seeking intervention. The intervenors are said to be supporting the impugned action. Accordingly, we permit all the intervenors to make their submissions.

(AMIT BORKAR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)