Shabbir Gulamgaus Deshmukh v. Union Of India Th. Secretary Ministry Of Education

VRJ

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 61 OF 2024 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Date: 2024.07.12 17:03:36 +0530 Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha & Ors.

.. Petitioners

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State of Maharashtra & Ors.

.. Respondents WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.87 OF 2024 [transferred from Nagpur Bench bearing PIL/17/2024] Vaibhav Vyankatrao Kamble & Ors.

.. Petitioners

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The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

.. Respondents ALONG WITH ORIGINAL SIDE PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) NO. 14887 OF 2024 Aswini Jitendra Kable .. Petitioner

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State of Maharashtra & Ors.

.. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3317 OF 2024 Shabbir Gulamgaus Deshmukh .. Petitioner

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Union of India & Ors.

.. Respondents WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) NO. 15520 OF 2024 Vidhayak Bharti .. Petitioner

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State of Maharashtra .. Respondent

Mr. Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate with Ms. Devyani Kulkarni and Ms. Sanskruti Yagnik for petitioners in PIL/61/2024. Ms. Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate with Ms. Payal Gaikwad, Mr. Deepak Chatap, Mr. Raj Kamble and Ms. Vasudha Chandwani for petitioner in PIL(L)/14887/2024. Ms. Gayatri Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shreya Mohapatra and Sanjot Shirsath for petitioner in WP/3317/2024.

Mr. Swanand Ganoo with Mr. Tejas S. Bhide for petitioner in PIL (L)/15520/2024.

Ms. Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate with Mr. Deepak Chatap, Mr. Rushikesh Bhoyar for petitioners in PIL/87/2024. Mr. P. P. Kakade, G.P. with Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. G.P., Ms. G. R. Raghuwanshi, A.G.P. for State - respondent in PIL/61/2024.

Ms. Jyoti Chavan, Addl. G.P. with Smt. Rita Joshi, A.G.P. for the State-respondent in PIL(L)/14887/2024, PIL(L)/15520/2024 and WP/3317/2024.

Mr. Arvind G. Kothari with Ms. Manisha Mane - Bhangale, Ms. Brijal Vora and Mr. Akshay Arora i/b. Parinam Law Associates for respondent Nos. 4 and 5 in PIL/61/2024.

Mr. Arvind Kothari for respondent Nos.6, 7, 18 and 19 in PIL/61/2024.

Mr. Nilesh Patil with Ms. Shraddha Pawar i/by Team Justice League for respondent Nos. 8 to 12 in PIL/61/ 2024. Mr. Pritesh Burad with Mrs. Madhuri Gamare i/by Pritesh Burad Associates for respondent No. 17 in PIL/61/2024. Mr. Chaitanya Nikte with Mr. Swapnil Sangle i/by Mr. Prajit S. Sahane for respondent No. 21 in PIL/61/2024.

Ms. Leena Patil for respondent No. 1-(UOI) in WP/3317/2024. Mr. Ashutosh Mishra for respondent No. 2-(UOI) in PIL(L)/15520/2024.

Dr. Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vikram Trivedi, Ms. Suchitra Valjee, Mr. Varun Nathani, Mr. Himalaya Chaudhary, Ms. Rajvi Shah, Ms. Riyas Vasa i/by Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co. for respondent No.4 in PIL(L)/14887/2024. Mr. Sharad Gosavi - Director of Primary Education, Pune is present.

Mr. Ramdas Dhumal - Desk Officer (Education) Mantralaya, Mumbai is present.

CORAM:

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

DATE:

11th JULY, 2024 P.C.:

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Public Interest Litigation No.87 of 2024 is not on board. Upon mentioning, taken on board.

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Heard; reserved for judgment.

(AMIT BORKAR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)