Atul Bhairavnath Khupse v. The Principal Secretary, State Of Maharashtra And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 38 OF 2025 JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2025.04.17 00:29:37 +0530 Atul Bhairavnath Khupse } Petitioner versus The Principal Secretary, State of } Maharashtra & Anr.

} Respondents Mr. Rakesh R. Bhatkar with Mr. Mohan N.

Devkule for petitioner.

Mr. K. B. Dighe, Additional Government Pleader with Ms. D. S. Deshmukh, AGP for respondents 1 & 2.

CORAM:

ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & M. S. KARNIK, J.

DATE:

APRIL 16, 2025 P.C.:

1.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2.

This petition has been filed by the petitioner who had contested the assembly elections and had lost the same. The petitioner claims to be a social worker.

3.

The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that posts of Additional Chief Secretary, Executive Director, Chief Executive Engineer, Superintending Engineer as well as the Executive Engineer under the Water Resources Department are lying vacant due to which the agriculturists are facing enormous problems as their grievances are not being addressed to by the officers who are in charge of more than one places.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner, after arguing the matter to some extent, submits that the petitioner be granted liberty to submit a fresh comprehensive representation to the Principal Secretary, Government of Maharashtra and the said authority be directed to consider the said representation. 5.

Learned Additional Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that in case the petitioner submits a representation, the same shall be dealt with on its own merits expeditiously. 6.

In view of the aforesaid submissions and in the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation to the Principal Secretary, Government of Maharashtra. Needless to state that in case the aforesaid representation is made by the petitioner, suitable action on the same shall be taken expeditiously.

(M. S. KARNIK, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)