Sainath Vitthal Alone And Others v. State Of Maharashtra, Rural Development Department, Thr. Secretary, Mumbai And Others

(1) 917 caw 916-2026+1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (CAW) NO. 916 OF 2026 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION (CAW) NO. 750 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2506 OF 2026 Sainath Vitthal Alone and others Vs.

State of Maharashtra and others -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shri C.S. Dharmadhikari, Advocate for petitioner Shri H.D. Futane, AGP for respondent/State Shri S.D. Zoting, Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 & 5 Shri A.R. Deshhpande, Advocate for applicants in CAW 916/2026 CORAM :

SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR AND NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 16.04.2026 The Civil Application 750/2026 is an application seeking permission to amend the present petition, and Civil Application No. 916/2026 is an application for a direction to the petitioners to add the applicants therein as party respondents in the present writ petition.

2.

As far as Civil Application No. 750/2026 is concerned, the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 have no objection. 3.

The application is allowed.

4.

The amendment to be carried out within one working week from today.

(2) 917 caw 916-2026+1 5.

Civil Application No. 916/2026 is for the addition of parties. It is the contention of the learned Counsel for the applicants therein that the applicants are successful candidates whose names find a place in the seniority list. It is therefore their contention that they are a necessary party in the present petition.

6.

Shri Dharmadhikari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, however, opposes the contention and states that a substantive writ petition is already filed by some of the applicants therein for ventilating their grievances. However, we find that even though some of the applicants have filed a petition without the other applicants herein should go unrepresented, we allow the application.

7.

The petitioner is directed to add the applicants in civil application No. 916/2026 as party respondents in the present petition.

8.

The application is allowed.

9.

The said addition/amendment be carried out within one working week from today, and the amended copies be supplied to the other side.

10.

The respondents are free to file their affidavit in reply.

11.

To be heard along with Writ Petition No. 1369/2026.

(NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR, J.) Jayashree..