Shivani Rajaram More And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.13909 OF 2024 NIKITA KAILAS DARADE NIKITA KAILAS DARADE Date: 2025.04.19 15:37:37 +0530 Sayali Sakharam Nirmal and Ors. .....Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1862 OF 2025 Sharmila Ram Randhire and Ors. .....Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.17151 OF 2024 Jyoti Krushna Nadekar and Ors. .....Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.18128 OF 2024 Shivani Rajaram More and Ors. .....Petitioners Vs.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ....Respondents Mr. Nilesh Bhutekar a/w Prathamesh Mandlik for the Petitioner in WP.13909 of 2024.

Mr. Chaitanya Dharurkar a/w Ratan Adhe for the Petitioners in WP/1862/2025.

Mr. Abhijeet Desai a/w Mohini Rehpade a/w Vijay Singh a/w Digvijay Kachare for the Petitioner in WP/17151/2024. Mr. Ravi Kadam for the Respondent No.4 in WP/18128/2024 and WP/13909/2024.

Mr. Ravindra S. Pachundkar for the Respondent No.5 in WP/1862.2925.

Adv. D. V. Sutar a/w Lalita Kabad for the Respondent No.3 in WP/17151/2024.

Mr. Amey Deshpande for the Respondent in WP/1862/2025. Mr. V. M. Mali AGP for the State in WP/13909/2024, WP/1862/2025 and WP/17151/2024.

Mr. S. H. Kankal, AGP for the State in WP/18128/2024. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 15th APRIL, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

We leave it to the State to adopt the contents of the affidavit in reply filed in some of these matters, as replies in all other matters.

2.

The ad-interim relief granted earlier, recording that if appointments are made in the interregnum, no equities would be created in favour of the newly appointed candidates and such

appointments would be subject to the result of these petitions, stands continued until further orders in all these matters. 3.

We also record that in the event any of this Petitioners are found to be eligible, the Respondents would be at liberty to issue appointment orders to such candidates, which appointments would also be subject to the result of these petitions. 4.

We are tentatively listing this Writ Petition on 5th May, 2025. If time permits, these matters would be heard finally at the admission stage.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)