Kavita W/O. Ashok Shendre And Others v. Deputy Conservator Of Forest, Through Deputy Conservator, Wadsa-Desaiganj, Gadchiroli And ORS

2026:BHC-NAG:4902-DB 1 1-WP-6085-24.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, AT NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.6085 OF 2024 Kavita w/o Ashok Shendre, Tq. Deori, Dist. Gondia and ors. vs.

Deputy Conservator of Forest, Wadsa, Desaiganj, Dist. Gadchiroli and ors. - -- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri Sandeep N. Singh, Advocate for petitioners. Shir J. Y. Ghurde, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 26th March, 2026 Heard Shri Sandeep N. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners.

2.

The contention is that petitioner No.1 is the legally wedded wife of respondent No.3 who was working on the establishment of respondent No.2-Range Forest Officer, Porla, Tq. Wadsa, Dist. Gadchiroli. Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are the daughters of petitioner No.1 and respondent No.3.

3.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondent No.3 is having illicit relationship with one Ranjanabai and on the basis of such relationship, he has nominated her as his nominee in the service record for receiving the retirement benefits including family pension. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking directions to Nos.1 and 2 to delete the entry of the name of Ranjanabai and her son as nominees from the service record of respondent No.3. 4.

Perusal of the petition reveals that the petitioners have issued a legal notice on 21/05/2024 to the respondent No.3 for such relief and copy of which was forwarded to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 which is at

2 1-WP-6085-24.odt record page 18, Annexure-D.

5.

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even after passage of almost one and half year, the respondent Nos.1 and 2 have not done anything in the matter.

6.

In view of the above, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 to look into the legal notice dated 21/05/2024 issued by the petitioners to respondent No.3. 7.

We also direct the respondent No.1 to treat the present writ petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioners for the relief as prayed for in the petition.

8.

The respondent No.1 shall decide the aforesaid representation on its own merits and in accordance with law within a stipulated period of eight weeks from the date of production of order of this Court. 9.

The respondent No.1 is further directed to grant opportunity of hearing to the petitioners so also the respondent No.3 and the nominee in the service record of respondent No.3 before arriving at any conclusion.

10.

The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision.

11.

With aforesaid directions, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

(Raj D. Wakode, J.) (Anil S. Kilor, J.) Asmita Signed by: Smt. Asmita A. Bhandakkar Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 27/03/2026 11:22:55