Kiran S/O Keshavrao Lahurikar And ORS v. The Union Of India Throu.Its Sec. Dept Of Justice Ministry Of Law And Justice And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 9340 OF 2024 Kore Ganesh Baban & Ors.

... Petitioners V/s.

Union Of India & Ors.

... Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (St.) NO. 8104 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2845 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2844 OF 2025 IN CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 9340 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 13053 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1297 OF 2025 WITH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 17238 OF 2024 WITH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 554 OF 2025 _______________________________________ Mr. Rajendra Raghuwanshi a/w. Adv. Kainat Rakhangi, Mr. Ratnesh Dudbe & Mr. Bharat Mirchandani for Petitioners in WP/9340/2024 and WP/17238/2024.

Mr. S.B. Talekar a/w. Mr. Umakant Awate i/b. Talekar & Associates for Petitioners in WP/13053/2024.

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Osk 22-Wp-9340-2024.doc Mr. Jagdishprasad C. Nadiminti a/w. Mr. Kunal J. Motwani & Ms. Simran Chandnani for Petitioners in WP/554/2025.

Dr. Birendra Saraf, Advocate General a/w. Mr. B.V. Samant, Addl. G.P. & Ms. V.R. Raje, A.G.P. for Respondent-State.

Adv. Rui Rodrigues a/w. Adv. A.R. Gole & Adv. V. Botle for Respondent No.1 in WP/9340/2024.

Mr. S.R. Nargolkar a/w. Ms. Neeta Patil & Mr. Sanket Chandane for Respondent Nos. 4 & 5 in WP/9340/2024, IA/2845/2025, WP/13053/2024 & WP/554/2025.

Mrs. Shehnaz V. Bharucha & Mr. Ashutosh Mishra i/b. A.A. Ansari for Respondent No.1 in WP/13053/2024 a/w. IA/1297/2025. Adv. Rui Rodrigues a/w. Adv. A.R. Garge for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 in & WP/554/2025.

_______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ.

DATE : 7th March 2025.

P.C. :

1) Dr. Saraf, learned Advocate General appearing for the State tendered across the bar a compilation of documents. He drew our attention to the correspondence entered into between the State Government and the High Court administration, which clearly indicates that, except 13 Petitioners, all other Petitioners have been paid their requisite salary upto the month of February 2025.

1.1) In this precise background the statements made by the learned counsel for the Petitioners and recorded as our observations in para No.1 of Order dated 28th February 2025 are totally incorrect. 1.2) At this stage, we expressed our strong displeasure about making such statements by the counsel for the Petitioners, prompting this Court to 2/3

Osk 22-Wp-9340-2024.doc make observations in para No.1 of the Order dated 28th February 2025. 2) At the request of learned counsel for Petitioners, stand over to 29th April 2025.

( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. ) by OMKAR SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN Date:

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