Bombay High Court
DR DADASAHEB HANUMATRAO DHAGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
All the writ petitions are disposed of as they are covered by the earlier judgment in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026, with interim relief vacated but extended for six weeks.
Summary
Several doctors filed writ petitions (Nos. 11919 of 2021, 2933, 3056, 3057 of 2019) challenging orders of the State of Maharashtra. The petitioners, through counsel M. P. Kale, sought to withdraw one petition and later argued that the remaining petitions were fully covered by a prior judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026. The Court accepted the withdrawal, held that the earlier judgment subsumed the remaining petitions, and consequently disposed of all the writ petitions. The interim relief previously granted was vacated, but the Court allowed the continuation of that relief for an additional six‑week period. The orders were pronounced by Justices Kishore C. Sant and Jitendra Jain.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petitions filed by the doctors are covered by the earlier judgment in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026.
- Whether the interim relief granted in the earlier proceedings should continue after the disposal of the petitions.
Subjects
- writ petition
- withdrawal
- interim relief
- stay order
- disposal
- State of Maharashtra
- medical professionals
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:35392-DB
904-WP.11919.2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
904 WRIT PETITION NO. 11919 OF 2021
Dr. Dadasaheb Hanumatrao Dhage ….Petitioner
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra & Others …..Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 2933 OF 2019
Dr. Sunanda Shriram Kathar ….Petitioner
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra & Others …..Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION NO.3056 OF 2019
Dr. Prashant Pandharinath Khandagale ….Petitioner
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
AND
WRIT PETITION NO.3057 OF 2019
Dr. Omprakash s/o Baswant Kadam ….Petitioner
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents
…..
Mr. M. P. Kale, Advocate for the Petitioner in all WP.
Mr. R. S. Wani, AGP for Respondents-State.
…..
CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.
DATE : 11th AUGUST, 2026
PER COURT :
ORDER IN WP No.2933 of 2019 :-
1. Not on board. Upon mentioning, taken on board.
2. Learned Advocate for the petitioner, on instructions from the
petitioner, seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition.
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3. Leave granted.
4. Writ petition stands disposed off as withdrawn.
ORDER IN WP Nos.11919 of 2021 and 3057 of 2019 and 3056 of
2019 :-
5. Writ Petition Nos. 3057 of 2019 and 3056 of 2019 are not on
board. Upon mentioning, taken on board.
6. Learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the present
petitions are squarely covered by the judgment delivered by this
Court in Writ Petition No.6549 of 2026 and other connected writ
petitions.
7. In view of judgment in Writ Petition No.6549 of 2026
alongwith connected matters. All the petitions stand disposed off.
8. Needless say that interim relief stands vacated.
9. At this stage, learned Advocate prays that the interim relief is
running since last so many years and the same be continued for
further period of six weeks. Considering that, even in the above
group of petitions, this Court had granted stay for six months from
the operation of the order passed by this Court, there shall be interim
relief already granted for a further period of six weeks.
(JITENDRA JAIN, J.) (KISHORE C. SANT, J.)
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