Umesh Shankarrao Bhole v. State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary Department Of Agriculture Animal Husbandry Dairy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION by URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Date:

2025.05.07 20:26:19 +0530 URMILA PRAMOD INGALE WRIT PETITION NO. 3260 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 27506 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 27075 OF 2024 Agri Sprayers T.I.M. Association & anr.

... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and ors.

.... Respondents WITH PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 25 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1337 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1338 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1340 OF 2025 Umesh Shankarrao Bhole .. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & ors.

.... Respondents **** Ms. Druti Datar, for Petitioners in WP/3260/2024. Mr. Abhay L. Patki, Addl GP, a/w Smt. Nazia Sheikh, AGP for Respondents No. 1 and 3 in WP/3260/2024.

Dr. Vinod Joshi a/w Adv. Tiravana Y. Sasane and Ms.Sudha Gond, for Respondent No.2 in WP/3260/2024.

Mr. Bhushan Chandrakant Joshi, for Respondent No.5 in WP/3260/2024 (through V.C.).

Mr. Anil Anturkar, Senior Advocate a/w Mr.Manoj Harit, Mr.Niket Harit, for Respondent No.7 in PIL/25/2025.

Smt. P.H. Kantharia, GP a/w Smt. Nazia Sheikh, AGP for Respondents No. 1 and 4 in PIL/25/2025

Mr. R.S. Apte, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Bhushan Chandrakant Joshi, for Respondent No.3 in PIL/25/2025 (through V.C.). **** CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ & M.S.KARNIK, J.

DATE :

06th MAY, 2025 P.C. :

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 25 OF 2025 1.

We have heard learned counsel for the parties on the prayer for interim relief. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we deem it appropriate to modify the ad-interim order dated 07/08/2024 as follows: (i) Respondent no.3 shall be at liberty to make payment of 50% of the amount to respondents no. 7 to 10 namely Contractors who have already supplied the cotton bags.

(ii) The aforesaid payment shall be subject to the outcome of the writ petition.

(iii) Learned counsel for respondents no. 7 to 10 shall furnish the undertaking after receipt of the amount within one week that they have received the amount subject to further orders which may be passed in the writ petition and shall abide by the outcome of the writ petition.

To the aforesaid extent, ad-interim order dated 07/08/2024 passed by this Court in the writ petition is modified.

2.

At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for an adjournment to enable him to engage an advocate to argue the matter. 3.

List after ensuing summer vacation.

WRIT PETITION NO. 3260 OF 2024 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for and is granted four weeks further time to enable her to move an application seeking amendment of the writ petition.

5.

List after ensuing summer vacation.

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