Vilas Mahadev Sutar And ORS. v. The Union Of India Thr. Ministry Of Road, Transport And Highways And ORS.

05 WP 799.26.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 799 OF 2026 ABHIMANYU SHANKARRAO GULANDE Vilas Mahadev Sutar and another .. Petitioners ..Versus..

ABHIMANYU SHANKARRAO GULANDE Date: 2026.03.30 20:46:28 +0530 The Union of India and others .. Respondents Mr. Mohan Jaykar, Advocate a/w Mr. Akshay A. Kulkarni, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mr. Vijay Killedar, Advocate a/w Mr. Rahul Rote, Advocate for Respondent No.1 (Union of India) Mr. Vardhaman V. Kadam, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Sagar Varma (through VC) for Respondent No.2.

Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for Respondent No.3-State. CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR AND PRAVIN S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : MARCH 30, 2026.

P.C.

1.

Learned AGP tenders aidavit-in-reply of respondent no.3 dated 25.3.2026.

2.

Mr. Jaykar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, seeks leave to amend the petition. Leave to amend, as prayed, is granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. Re-veriication is dispensed with. 3.

In view of the contentions raised in aidavit-in-reply, Mr. Jaykar, learned counsel also seeks leave to ile aidavit-in-rejoinder. 4.

Time to ile aidavit-in-rejoinder is granted for one week. 5.

Stand over to 7.4.2026 at 2.30 PM.

(PRAVIN S. PATIL, J.) (MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.) Gulande