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Varsha Trimbak Akolkar v. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Secretary Mantralaya, Mumbai And ORS

2026-04-02Hon'Ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri18 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(2) WRIT PETITION NO.16794 OF 2023 Ganesh Jayaji Giram through its Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.16792 OF 2023 Asha Ambadas Kharat through its Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.16793 OF 2023 Balasaheb Harishchandra Anpat through its Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.16800 OF 2023 Jyoti Eknath Jadhav through its Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.16802 OF 2023 Shrikant Fakirba Kolhe & Anr.

....Petitioners

through its Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.19547 OF 2024 Sangita Raghunath Sable through its Secretary ....Respondent

(3) WRIT PETITION NO. 16795 OF 2023 Gokul Kashinath Kalamkar through Secretary Rural Development ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 3436 OF 2026 Varsha Trimbak Akolkar through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 3462 OF 2026 Ravindra Babasaheb Shinde & Anr.

....Petitioners through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 3465 OF 2026 Maroti Babarao Ghenekar & Ors.

....Petitioners through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 3470 OF 2026 Pushpalata Dinkar Khedkar through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 16796 OF 2023 Shivaji Kenath Avhad through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 16797 OF 2023 Maharashtra Rajya Divyang Karmachari Sanghatana through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 16798 OF 2023

Shaila Tukaram Mungase through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 16799 OF 2023 Rajendra Vitthal Thube through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 16801 OF 2023 Khaandu Kashinath Bachkar through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO. 19548 OF 2024 Eknath Dunda Saale through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17893 OF 2025 Ravindra Zumber Pimpale

through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17894 OF 2025 Lalita Madhavrao Dongre through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17895 OF 2025 Nilesh Bapurao Godhane through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17896 OF 2025 Mithun Babulal Yadav through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17897 OF 2025 Venkat Hullapa Akkemod through its Secretary, Mantralaya,

Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17898 OF 2025 Ramkrishna Rangnath Mehetre through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17899 OF 2025 Sachin Pitambar Patil through Principal Secretary & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17900 OF 2025 Bajrang Ganpat Godse through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17901 OF 2025 Sunil Dagadu More through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17902 OF 2025 Ajitkumar Gulabrao Patil & Ors.

....Petitioners through its Secretary, Mantralaya, Mumbai & Ors.

(7) WRIT PETITION NO.17568 OF 2025 Kiran Vishnu Ghadage through the Secretary ....Respondent

(8) WRIT PETITION NO. 17912 OF 2025 Kalpana Ravindra Ghadge ....Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2199 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 17912 OF 2025 Suresh Shivaji Yadav ....Applicant through the Secretary ....Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2202 OF 2026 Vijay Shivaji Tupe ....Applicant

through the Secretary ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.3631 OF 2026 Rupali Prabati Lokhande ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.10270 OF 2025 Neelam Prakash Magar & Ors.

....Petitioners ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.10271 OF 2025 Pramila Chandrakant Bhosale & Ors.

....Petitioners ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17903 OF 2025 Mahendra Maruti Bankar ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17904 OF 2025 Yogesh Rambhau Aher

....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17905 OF 2025 Rajendra Govind Jadhav ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17906 OF 2025 Hema Suresh Jadhav ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17907 OF 2025 Shivaji Mahadev Bodare ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17908 OF 2025 Sunil Vashant Khade The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.17910 OF 2025 Dipali Vikaramsing Khavilkar ....Respondent

WRIT PETITION NO.17911 OF 2025 Asha Dadasaheb Khade ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17913 OF 2025 Manisha Mahadev Kshirsagar ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17914 OF 2025 Jyoti Pramod Sankapal ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17915 OF 2025 Suresh Shivaji Yadav ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17916 OF 2025 Vijay Shiravji Tupe

....Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.38865 OF 2025 Pramila Chandrakant Bhosale ....Applicant ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17917 OF 2025 Pralhad Namdev Barkade ....Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.38867 OF 2025 Neelam Prakash Magar ....Applicant ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17918 OF 2025 Vijaya Santosh Nilakhe ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17919 OF 2025 Dhanaji Rajaram Deshmukh

....Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.38869 OF 2025 Surekha Prabhakar Waydande ....Applicant ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17920 OF 2025 Hanmantrao Shivaji Awaghade ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17921 OF 2025 Vanita Hanmant Borate ....Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17922 OF 2025 Prakash Bhimaji Raskar ....Respondent

(9) WRIT PETITION NO.433 OF 2026 Shobha Madhukar Khaire

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

(10) WRIT PETITION NO.434 OF 2026 Jayshri Abhiman Pagar & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

(11) WRIT PETITION NO.834 OF 2026 Hemlata Ramdas Pagar & Anr.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.839 OF 2026 Prashant Sham Bagul & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.835 OF 2026 Samadhan Kalu Shewale & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.836 OF 2026 Kiran Pandit Jadhav & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.837 OF 2026 Sunanda Daulat Bachhav & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.1999 OF 2026 Vilas Murlidhar Gangurde & Ors.

....Petitioners The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2378 OF 2026 Yuvraj Tanaji Wani The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2380 OF 2026 Hiralal Vitthal Patil The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2381 OF 2026 Abhijit Arun Tupe The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2382 OF 2026 Gitabai Punja Bharati The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2383 OF 2026 Dilip Ramesh Nikam The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

WRIT PETITION NO.2729 OF 2026 Nikhil Ramesh Fendar The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

(12) WRIT PETITION NO.2971 OF 2026 Madhukar N. Shewale The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

(13) WRIT PETITION NO.2974 OF 2026 Vaishali Sudhakar Sonawane The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

(14) WRIT PETITION NO.2997 OF 2026

Madhusudhan Ukhaji Ahire The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Mr. Suvidh Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/16794/2023 a/w. connected Writ Petitions.

Mr. Parag Vijay Barde, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/16795/2023 a/w. connected Writ Petitions.

Ms. Padmaja Malgaonkar a/w. Mr. Saurabh Pakale and Mr. Nilesh Desai, Advocates i/b. Mr. Suresh S. Pakale, Senior Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/17568/2025.

Ms. Padmaja Malgaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/17912/2025 a/w. connected Writ Petitions.

Mr. Vivek B. Rane, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/433/2026. Mr. Vivek B. Rane, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/434/2026. Ms. Padmaja Malgaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/834/2026 a/w. connected Writ Petitions.

Mr. Vivek B. Rane, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/2971/2026. Mr. Vivek B. Rane, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/2974/2026. Mr. Vivek B. Rane, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/2997/2026. Mr. Rahul Londhe i/b. Mr. Bhavesh Paithane, Advocates for the Petitioner in WP/2378/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. N. M. Mehra, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/16794/2023, WP/16792/2023, WP/16793/2023, WP/16800/2023, WP/16802/2023. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/19547/2024.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. D. S. Deshmukh, AGP, for the

Respondent-State in WP/16795/2023, WP/3436/2026, WP/3462/2026, WP/3465/2026, WP/3470/2026, WP/16796/2023, WP/16797/2023, WP/16798/2023, WP/16799/2023, WP/16801/2023, WP/19548/2024, WP/17893/2025, WP/17894/2025, WP/17895/2025, WP/17896/2025, WP/17897/2025, WP/17898/2025, WP/17899/2025, WP/17900/2025, WP/17901/2025.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/17902/2025 and WP/17568/2025. Mr. B. V. Samant, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. P. N. Diwan, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/17912/2025 along with connected matters. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. P. N. Diwan, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/433/2026, WP/434/2026. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/834/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. M. P. Thakur, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/839/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. A. K. Naik, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/835/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. N. M. Mehra, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/836/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. M. M. Pabale, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/837/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. Priyanka Chavan, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2378/2026 and WP/2380/2026. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. D. S. Deshmukh, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2381/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. Pooja Patil AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2382/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. P. M. J. Deshpande, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2383/2026.

Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. A. R. Deolekar, AGP, for the

Respondent-State in WP/2729/2026.

Mr. B. V. Samant, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. S. P. Kamble, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2971/2026.

Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. GP a/w. Ms. N. M. Mehra, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2974/2026.

Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. GP a/w. Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondent-State in WP/2997/2026.

Mr. Ashwin R. Kapadnis, for the Zilla Parishad Nashik in WP/433/2026, WP/434/2026, WP/834/2026, WP/2971/2026, WP/2974/2026 and WP/2997/2026.

Mr. Kedar B. Dighe, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2, 4 and 5PCMC in WP/834/2026. ...

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 2nd APRIL, 2026 P.C.:

1.

List these Petitions on 07/04/2026 in the Urgent Supplementary Board.

2.

Ad-interim relief to continue till the next date. (ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Digitally signed by SONALI MILIND PATIL Date:

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