Devata Shamrao Shete v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2026.04.21 10:11:41 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 917 & 918.WP-17891-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(917) WRIT PETITION NO.17891 OF 2025 Dilip Hanumant Metkari & Anr.

....Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents WITH

(918) WRIT PETITION NO.17892 OF 2025 Devata Shamrao Shete ....Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Shreeniwas N. Magar i/b. Mr. Dilip Bodake for the Petitioners in both Petitions.

Mr. Aditya R. Deolekar, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 in WP/17891/2025.

Ms. D.S. Deshmukh, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 in WP/17892/2025.

---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 18th APRIL, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners desire to be a part of the entire group of identically placed employees in Writ Petition No.1294 of 2018 and connected matters (Smt. Jayashree Shivaji Jakate and Ors. v/s. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.), considering the judgment of this Court dated Gauri Gaekwad

917 & 918.WP-17891-2025.odt 4th December, 2025. It is prayed that these Petitions may be disposed off by permitting the Petitioners to be a part of the exercise as directed by this Court vide the final order dated 4th December, 2025. 2.

In view of the above, these Petitions are disposed off. 3.

We permit the Petitioners to appear before the Single Member Committee in the light of the order dated 4th December, 2025 in Smt. Jayashree Shivaji Jakate (supra) and to participate in the said proceedings in accordance with the terms of the said order. (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad