Bombay High Court

VIJAYKUMAR BALAJIRAO MOREversusTHE SECRETARY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is dismissed, following the precedent set in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026.

Summary

Dr. Vijaykumar Balajirao More filed a writ petition challenging actions of the Secretary, Public Health Department and G.T. Hospital. The Court observed that the matter was identical to the earlier Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026 (Dr. Maya Raghunath Kagne vs. State of Maharashtra) where similar petitions were dismissed. Relying on that precedent, the Court dismissed the present petition. However, the interim protection granted on 01.03.2023 was ordered to continue for another six weeks from the date of this judgment. The decision was delivered by Justices Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Abasaheb D. Shinde.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to the relief sought against the Secretary, Public Health Department and G.T. Hospital.
Whether the interim protection previously granted should be extended.

Subjects

writ petition
interim protection
precedent
public health department
dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:36721-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO.2538 OF 2023

DR. VIJAYKUMAR BALAJIRAO MORE

VERSUS

THE SECRETARY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
G.T. HOSPITAL AND OTHERS

…
Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Shrinivas S. Wagh
AGP for respondent/State : Mr. N.S. Tekale
...

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 14.08.2026

PER COURT:

1. Not on board. Upon mentioning taken on board.

2. 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.

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

order, Writ Petition is dismissed.
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4. Since the Co-ordinate Bench has continued the interim

protection for a period of 06 weeks, in the present matter also the

interim protection granted vide order dated 01.03.2023 shall continue

to operate for a period of 06 weeks from today.

(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)

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