Bombay High Court

DR. SHRI RAMCHANDRA GOPICHANDRA MESTRYversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed as the issue has already been decided in the coordinate bench's order in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026.

Summary

Ramchandra Gopichandra Mestry filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra and others. The petition raised an issue that the court found to be identical to that decided in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026 (Dr. Maya Raghunath Kagne v. State of Maharashtra). The court observed that the coordinate bench had already examined the matter in detail and dismissed the similar petitions. Relying on that precedent, the court dismissed the present petition. However, the interim protection previously granted was ordered to continue for a further six weeks from the date of the order.

Issues considered

Whether the relief sought in the present writ petition is maintainable in view of the decision in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026

Subjects

writ petition
interim protection
precedent
high court
dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37335-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.10448 OF 2026

                 Ramchandra Gopichandra Mestry                         PETITIONER

                        VERSUS

                 The State of Maharashtra and Others                RESPONDENTS

                                               .......
                 Mr. A. A. Tambe, Advocate for the Petitioner
                 Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondent - State
                                               .......

                              [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                       ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                     DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     The issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the

                 decision rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ

                 Petition No. 6549 of 2026 in the case of Dr. Maya Raghunath

                 Kagne vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others, and connected

                 writ petitions, decided on 30.07.2026, wherein by giving detail

                 reasons, the Writ Petitions filed by the similarly circumstanced

                 petitioners are dismissed.


                 2.     In this view of the matter, for the reasons recorded in the

                 said order, the Writ Petition is dismissed.


                 3.     Since the Co-ordinate Bench has continued the interim
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protection for a period of 06 weeks, in the present matter also

the interim protection shall continue to operate for a period of 06

weeks from today.




[ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                 [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
         JUDGE                                    JUDGE

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