Atul Vijay Umalkar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION (SR. NO.46)WRIT PETITION NO.1567 OF 2025 Atul Vijay Umalkar ....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents AND (SR. NO.50)WRIT PETITION NO.2324 OF 2025 Samir Shashikant Gawande ....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents Mr. Sushant A. Khatake, Advocate for the Petitioners in both the Petitions.

Ms. P.N. Diwan, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 5-State in WP/1567/2025.

Mr. P.P. Kakade, Additional G.P. a/w Mr. K.S. Thorat, 'B' Panel Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 to 5 in WP/2324/2025. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 7th APRIL, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

The only relief sought by the Petitioners is that the pending proposals seeking individual approvals to the appointment of the Petitioners, be decided expeditiously. Kartikeya

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The learned AGP submits that the proposals would be decided within a time-frame as the Court may direct. 3.

In view of the above, these Writ Petitions are disposed off with a direction Respondent No.5 to deal with the said proposals on its own merits and by following the due procedure laid down in law, within a period of 60 days from today. Let a reasoned order be passed. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the proposal.

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