Bombay High Court
DEVIDAS GANPAT KUCHEKAR AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The petitioners have duly complied with the order dated 17 June 2026 by depositing the required cost, and the order stands complied.
Summary
The petitioners, Devidas Ganpat Kuchekar & Ors., were directed by the High Court on 17 June 2026 to deposit a cost of Rs.10,000 each with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa's Advocate Academy and Research Center. On the petition, they submitted electronic receipts and a UPI transaction screenshot as proof of payment. The learned counsel for the petitioners presented these documents, and the court took them on record. The bench found that the petitioners had complied with the order. Consequently, the court confirmed that the order dated 17 June 2026 stands complied and directed the removal of the petitioners from the board.
Issues considered
- Did the petitioners comply with the court's order dated 17 June 2026 to deposit the prescribed cost?
- Whether the court should confirm compliance and remove the petitioners from the board?
Subjects
- Bar Council
- Advocate Academy
- Cost deposit
- Compliance
- Writ petition
- High Court
Judgment
DTG 5-Wp-4809-2018.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 4809 OF 2018
Devidas Ganpat Kuchekar & Ors. … Petitioners
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
_______________________________________
Mr. Kirankumar B. Poojari for Petitioners.
Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.
______________________________________
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
DATE : 15th July 2026
P.C. :
1) Learned Advocate for Petitioners on instructions submitted that,
in pursuance of Order dated 17th June 2026, the Petitioners have deposited
the cost of Rs. 10,000/- each with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa’s
Advocate Academy and Research Center, within stipulated period. He
produced on record a photocopy of transaction detail e-receipts issued by the
IDFC First Bank and the screenshot of the UPI transaction. The same are
taken on record.
2) In view of the above, Order dated 17 th June 2026 stands
complied.
3) Remove from board.
( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )
Digitally signed
by
DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM
DNYANESHWAR
TULSHIRAM
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GHUMNAR GHUMNAR
Date: 2026.07.18
11:52:52 +0530
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