Ashok Hanmanntrao Kolgaonkar And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

917-WP-15574-25 (+).odt {1}

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 917 WRIT PETITION NO. 15574 OF 2025 Milind Dau Waghmare And Others

VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others AND 921 WRIT PETITION NO. 221 OF 2026 AND 922 WRIT PETITION NO. 262 OF 2026 AND 930 WRIT PETITION NO. 2170 OF 2026 AND 931 WRIT PETITION NO. 2185 OF 2026 AND 932 WRIT PETITION NO. 2186 OF 2026 AND 933 WRIT PETITION NO. 2379 OF 2026 AND 934 WRIT PETITION NO. 2381 OF 2026 AND 935 WRIT PETITION NO. 2390 OF 2026 AND 940 WRIT PETITION NO. 2411 OF 2026 AND 941 WRIT PETITION NO. 2427 OF 2026 AND 947 WRIT PETITION NO. 2437 OF 2026 ......

Mr. S.S. Gangakhedkar, Advocate h/f Mr. Suvidh S. Kulkarni, Advocate for Petitioners in WP/15574/2025 Mr. Pranav Dhakne, Advocate h/f Mr. E.S. Murge, Advocat for Petitioners in WP/221/2026 Mr. S.S.Gangakhedkar, Advocate for Petitioners in WP/262/2026 Talekar and Associates for Petitioner In WP/2170/2026 & WP/2186/2026 Mr. P.B. Patil (Borse), Advocate for Petitioners, in WP/2185/2026 Mr. Suvidh S. Kulkarni, Advocate for Petitioners in WP/2379/2026, WP/2381/2025, WP/2390/2025, WP/2411/2026 & WP/2427/2026 Mr. L.S. Mahajan, Advocate for Petitioner in WP/2437/2026

917-WP-15574-25 (+).odt {2} Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondents No.5 & 6 in WP/15574/2025 Mr. A.B. Girase, Government Pleader, Mr. S.K. Tambe, Addl. G.P., Mr. R.S. Wani, A.M. Phule, Ms. Neha B. Kamble, Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGPs for Respondents-State in respective Petitions ......

CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI AND HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 07 MARCH, 2026 PER COURT :- 1.

Learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits that, in Writ Petition No. 834 of 2026 before the Principal Seat, an order has been passed on 20.02.2026, wherein the learned Additional Government Pleader has submitted that he would move a praecipe on behalf of the State before Hon'ble the Chief Justice of this Court seeking clubbing of all the matters pending before the Nagpur Bench, this Bench and the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, to be placed before the Principal Seat, for hearing.

2.

Learned AGP present before us confirms from his office and submits that, in fact, such a praecipe has been moved. 3.

In view of above position, await further orders. 4.

Stand over to 27.03.2026.

[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ] JUDGE JUDGE S P Rane