Sushant Bhausaheb Sarode v. Union Of India Through Its Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Department

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5247 OF 2026 Digitally signed by SONALI MILIND PATIL Date:

2026.04.23 11:10:54 +0530 SONALI MILIND PATIL Sushant Bhausaheb Sarode ....Petitioner

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Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, (Department of Personnel and Training), North Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi & Ors.

....Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5249 OF 2026 Aniket Sunil Jadhav ....Petitioner

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Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, (Department of Personnel and Training), North Block, Central Secretariat, New Delhi & Ors.

....Respondents Mr. Venkatesh A. Shastry, for the Petitioners. Mr. Rui Rodrigues a/w. Ms. Priyanka Chavan and Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh for Respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4.

Mr. Shehabudeen K.A. Assistant Commander (Legal), CRPF, Navi Mumbai, present in Court.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 22nd APRIL, 2026 P.C.:

1.

We have heard the learned Advocates for the respective parties for quite some time.

2.

Shri Shehabudeen K.A., Assistant Commander, Central Reserve Police Force ('CRPF') at Navi Mumbai, has also addressed us and drawn our attention to a communication sent by his Department to Respondent No.2, clearly mentioning that the High Court had declared the present Petitioners qualified. A similar order passed even in the Contempt Petition and both these Petitioners were held eligible in the Detailed Medical Examination ('DME'), was also pointed out.

3.

The learned Counsel for the Union of India, Ms. Chavan, submits that now Respondent No.2 will obey our order within two weeks.

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We are listing this matter on 24/04/2026 to enable the Director, Staff Selection Commission, Head Quarters New Delhi, Respondent No.2 to remain present in the Court. On 24/04/2026 the

Director, Staff Selection Commission, Head Quarters New Delhi, Respondent No.2 would explain why we should not initiate Contempt of Court proceedings against him for making the Petitioners approach this Court for the third time in the same cause though the SLP of the Department has been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

(HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)