Bombay High Court

SANJAY BHASKARRAO KALEversusTHE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The court directed the respondent authorities to consider the representation within eight weeks, thereby disposing of the civil application.

Summary

The applicant, Sanjay Bhaskarrao Kale, filed a civil application seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to consider a representation made by the Shirdi Sansthan requesting deployment of CISF personnel at the Shree Saibaba Samadhi Temple. The court granted leave to amend the numbering of respondents and, after hearing, ordered the respondents (Nos. 1 and 2) to consider the representation within eight weeks. The application was subsequently disposed of with that direction. In the related Public Interest Litigation, the Government Pleader indicated he would take instructions on the prayers, and the matter was placed in the urgent admission category with a direction to paginate the PIL documents. The court set a further date for taking instructions on 20 November 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the respondent authorities to consider the Shirdi Sansthan's representation for deployment of CISF personnel at the temple premises.

Subjects

Civil Procedure
Public Interest Litigation
CISF deployment
Temple security
Representation
Judicial direction

Judgment

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       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

              CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10296 OF 2026
                         IN PIL/15/2020

Sanjay Bhaskarrao Kale                                      .. Applicant

     Versus

The Union Of India And Others                               .. Respondents

Ms. Pradnya Talekar, Advocate h/f Talekar And Associates for
Applicant.
Mr. A. B. Girase, G.P. for Respondents-State.
Mr. Rohit S. Sarvadnya, Advocate for Respondent No. 1.
Mr. Nitin Bhavar, Advocate for Respondent No. 8 (Through V.C.).
                                     WITH
          PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 15 OF 2020

                          CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND
                                  JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.
                          DATE       :   11th SEPTEMBER, 2026.
PER COURT :-

IN CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10296 OF 2026 :

1.   The learned advocate for the applicant seeks liberty to

correct the numbering of the respondents in civil application.


2.   Leave granted. Amendment be carried out within two weeks

from today.


3.   Today      parties    are       heard    on    Civil      Application

No. 10296/2026. Only prayer made in the civil application is for
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direction     to   the   respondent    authorities   to    consider    the

representation made by the Shirdi Sansthan dated 15.09.2025 to

the Director General of CISF requesting to consider the proposal

to deploy CISF security personnel at Shree Saibaba Samadhi

Temple premises.

4.       The civil application stands disposed of with a direction to

respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to consider the said representation

within eight weeks from today.

5.       With this, the civil application stands disposed of.


IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 15 OF 2020 :

6.       The learned Government Pleader Mr. Girase submits that, he

would take instructions so far as prayers in the P.I.L. are

concerned.

7.       Stand over to 20.11.2026 for taking instructions.

8.       Matter to be placed in urgent admission category.

9.       The petitioner to do the proper pagination of the P.I.L. and

the affidavits.


( JITENDRA JAIN, J.)                          ( KISHORE C. SANT, J. )

P.S.B.

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