Umesh Subhash Shirke And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra Throu. The Principal Sec. Revenue And Forest Dept And ORS

914.AS.WP.347.2026.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 347 OF 2026 Umesh Subhash Shirke & Anr.

....Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Narendra V. Bandiwadekar, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Vinayak R. Kumbhar, Mr. Rajendra B. Khaire i/b. Ms. Ashwini N. Bandiwadekar, Advocates for Petitioners.

Mrs. P. N. Diwan, AGP for State all Respondents. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 08th JANUARY, 2026 Digitally signed by VINA ARVIND KHADPE Date:

2026.01.09 10:55:26 +0530 VINA ARVIND KHADPE P.C. :- 1.

Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable, on 16th February 2026. The learned Additional Government Pleader waives service of notice on behalf of all the Respondents. Let Affidavit-inReply be filed at least 10 days prior to the returnable date. 2.

Since the Petitioners are contractual employees and have been working for more than 10 years and 5 years, respectively, they are apprehending replacement by adhoc employees. 3.

In view of the above, until further orders, the Petitioner would not be replaced by adhoc or contractual employees. In the Sufiyan Syed - PA

914.AS.WP.347.2026.odt event the Respondents intend to follow the due procedure applicable for Recruitment in public employment, the Petitioner would be at liberty to apply.

4.

All office objections shall be removed on or before 22nd January 2026, failing which, the Petitioner would stand dismissed without reference to the Court on 23rd January, 2026. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Sufiyan Syed - PA