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The petitioners Sukhachari, Yasin, and Vijaykumar filed writ petitions challenging the non‑payment of advanced or additional increments under the Government Resolution dated 31 October 1989. They relied on a precedent order dated 19 September 2022 in Writ Petition No. 3938 of 2021, seeking similar …
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The petitioners Sukhachari, Yasin, and Vijaykumar filed writ petitions challenging the non‑payment of advanced or additional increments under the Government Resolution dated 31 October 1989. They relied on a precedent order dated 19 September 2022 in Writ Petition No. 3938 of 2021, seeking similar …
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The petitioner, a part‑time teacher appointed in 1995 and retired in 2025, sought entitlement to the Old Pension Scheme despite later being approved as a full‑time teacher. The Court examined the factual record and relied on its earlier decision in Vanita Rajendra Bhadule v. State of Maharashtra, …
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Sachin Vikas Kadam and another, represented by power of attorney holder Dasharath Dhondiba Jadhav, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, challenging an order of the District Collector, Satara. The petition was heard by a two‑judge bench comprising Justices …
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The petitioner, Prashant Shamrao Shelake, challenged the appointment of Respondent No.3 as Sports Inspector, alleging that the appointment document was fabricated and that he lost his chance for the post. The High Court initially held that the writ petition was not maintainable and directed the …
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The petitioner, Deepak Govind Deshpande, filed a contempt petition alleging that the Joint Director of Higher Education, Kolhapur Division, was delaying a proposal submitted by the Headmaster and Trustees of Respondent No. 3 to Shivaji University. The University had already reported on the proposal, …
Allowed
The petitioners, who appeared in the merit list of a competitive examination for the post of cluster head/centre head, feared that their lack of MTET/CTET qualification would lead to disqualification from promotion. They filed a writ petition seeking directions to be considered for appointment …
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The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
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The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
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The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
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The petitioner admitted that his residential building was constructed without approved plans or building permission, rendering it illegal. He offered to deposit Rs.1,36,519 with the Barshi Municipal Council within 15 days and sought an expedited decision on his regularisation application (pages …
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Rohini Irgonda Patil, appointed as an Assistant Teacher in 2012, filed a writ petition challenging the rejection of her sanction proposal by the State of Maharashtra on alleged deficiencies. The Court examined the documents and found most deficiencies to be innocuous, noting that the only …
Partly Allowed
Amol Dilip Savarde, the decree holder, obtained a decree on 2 May 2023 in a summary suit filed in 2019. He filed execution proceedings but faced office objections and delayed action for over three years. The petitioner argued, citing Rahul S. Shah v. Jinendra Kumar Gandhi (2021) 6 SCC 418, that …
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The petitioner, Varsharani Sanjay Charate, sought the court's intervention to compel the municipal corporation to investigate a tin enclosure with a high roof erected on her land, the ownership of which is unknown. She alleged that the structure is being used as a garage for unlawful activities …
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The petitioner, Prakash Vishwanath Sarde, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Respondent No.8 to forward his Last Pay Certificate and service book to Respondent No.7, and also sought disciplinary action against Respondent No.8 for allegedly refusing to do so. Respondent No.8 countered …
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The petitioners, who retired on 30 June of various years, sought a notional addition of the annual increment that became payable on 1 July, arguing that it should be counted for pension, gratuity and other benefits. The Court relied on its earlier order in Prakash Tulshiram Chaudhari v. State of …
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The petitioner, Kundlik Balu Ghure, claimed to be a project‑affected person entitled to alternate land after his lands were acquired in 2009. He argued that a 1995 partition deed between his father and himself made him eligible for alternate land, despite the State's position that his father had …
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The petitioners sought judicial intervention regarding a proposal for the appointment of the first petitioner, which had been pending since September 2013. The court noted that while exemplary costs could be imposed for the delay, the passage of 13 years and possible superannuation or transfer of …
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The petitioner, a 56‑year‑old driver employed by the Zilla Parishad Health Department, was transferred in March 2026 from Savarde to Panchayat Samiti, Bhudargad, a distance of about 100 km. He claimed that, under clause 3¼(k) of the Government Resolution dated 15 May 2014, his age made him eligible …
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The petitioner, Deepak Rajaram Sawant, filed an interim application seeking a pre‑hearing amendment to his writ petition against the State of Maharashtra. The learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent appeared before the Kolhapur Circuit Bench. The Court examined whether the amendment …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioners, M/s. Chaitanya Industries and others, filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court seeking relief against an order passed by the District Magistrate under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, which they had also challenged before the Debt Recovery Tribunal. They later expressed a …
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The petitioners, including Sudarshan Narayan Sawant, sought the formalization of a seniority list for Zilla Parishad employees, alleging procedural lapses. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and related officials, relied on a Government Resolution dated 1 February 2023 to argue that the …
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The petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing Respondents No.4 and 5 to decide a representation dated 08‑06‑2026. The petitioner argued that the court should consider the prayer clause (ii) to compel the respondents to act. Respondents No.4 and 5 contended that …
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The petitioners filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing Respondents No.4 and No.5 to decide pending representations filed by the petitioners. The petitioners argued that the authorities had failed to act on their representations and requested the court to intervene. The …
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The petitioners, Walchand College of Engineering and others, filed a writ petition challenging a Government Resolution dated 10 July 2026. The resolution required compliance with clauses (6) and (8) by 14 July 2026, and the State later extended the deadline to 15 July 2026. The petitioners indicated …
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The applicant filed Interim Application No. 1044 of 2026 seeking recall of the court's order dated 13 July 2026. The order was allegedly passed inadvertently because two writ petitions were pending, and compliance had been effected for only one of them. The respondent State informed the court that …
Allowed To be withdrawn
The petitioners, Mhatma Phule Krida Va. Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and another, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, challenging actions of the State of Maharashtra. On hearing, the petitioners moved that the petition be withdrawn, and the Court allowed the …
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The petitioners, a teachers' association and a school management body, sought enforcement of a 2015 Government Resolution granting 100% aid and salary payments to teachers of a disabled persons' school, challenging a later 2018 resolution that altered those benefits. The State argued that the …
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The petitioners, a group of teachers, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 1 July 2026 issued by the High Court. They sought specific textual corrections in paragraphs two and three of that order. The court examined whether such corrections were warranted and whether the Deputy Director …
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The petitioners challenged an order dated 12 September 2022 issued by the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri, which rejected the appointment of petitioner No.3 as a peon without providing any reasons, merely citing six Government Resolutions. The petitioners argued that such an …
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The petitioner, Suvarna Anand Suryawanshi, was appointed to a government post before 1 November 2005 and contended that she should be governed by the Old Pension Scheme rather than the Deemed Continuation of Pension (DCPC) Scheme introduced on 31 October 2005. She claimed that despite a prior court …
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The petitioner, owner of a plot in Solapur, sought de‑reservation of his land which had been earmarked for a playground under the Solapur Development Plan. He served a purchase notice under Section 127 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, after the municipal corporation declared …
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The petitioner, a land‑loser employee of Konkan Railway Corporation, was removed from service after nine years on the ground that he had furnished false information and failed to obtain NOCs from co‑owners of jointly owned land. He contended that the information was based on Tahsildar certificates, …
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The petitioner, Sumit Bharat Akade, sought to withdraw his writ petition against Solapur Municipal Corporation and others, requesting the court's permission to pursue a statutory appeal under Section 56(4) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, and a revisional remedy under Section 451 …
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The petitioners, a teachers' association and a school management body, sought enforcement of a 2015 Government Resolution granting 100% aid and salary payments to teachers of a disabled persons' school, challenging a later 2018 resolution that altered those benefits. The State argued that the …
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The petitioner, Wajid Lukman Mujawar, filed a writ petition challenging a decision of the State of Maharashtra. During the pendency of the petition, the appointment sought by the petitioner was already effected and granted in his favour. The Court observed that since the relief sought had been …
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The petitioner, Ashish Prakash Kapile, filed a writ petition seeking a transfer from his posting at Pophali to either Nashik or Bhusawal, citing an order of the Industrial Court dated 31 May 2023. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra and others, contended that no suitable post exists at the …
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The petitioner, Lata Mahadev Jadhav, a part‑time lecturer, filed a writ petition seeking conversion to a full‑time position in a government‑aided educational institution. The respondents, including the State of Maharashtra and the managing body of the institution, were directed to prepare a proposal …
Dismissed
The Anjuman Ittehadul Islam, a society running a 100% aided school, challenged a order dated 17‑06‑2025 that permitted a rival school to start an additional 5th‑standard division, alleging that the order violated a 2019 Government Resolution which bars such permission within a 1 km neighbourhood and …
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Vidya Ramesh Patil, a part‑time lecturer appointed before 1 Nov 2005 and later converted to full‑time, challenged an order dated 22 June 2023 by the Deputy Director of Education that denied her full service benefits and pension. The petitioner argued that the order relied on Government Resolutions …
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The petitioner, Rajaram Mahadeo Patil, was appointed on a part‑time basis in two different colleges of the same educational institution in 1993 and 1995. He sought to be treated as a full‑time teacher under Government Resolutions dated 5 January 1982 and 12 August 1996, claiming salary, allowance …
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The petitioner, Laxmi Bapu Kharat, a 70‑year‑old woman, claimed to be the second legally wedded wife of the deceased employee Bapu Bandu Kharat and sought direction for the State of Maharashtra and Mumbai Port Trust to grant her family pension and arrears. She produced a divorce decree of the first …
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The petitioners, a cooperative society, sought a direction for the State Co-operative Election Authority to declare the election programme after the Administrator deposited the statutory amount. The court noted that the Administrator had been in office for nearly ten years, creating urgency for a …
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Petitioner Abhijeet Balu Burange filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, challenging actions of the Income Tax Officer, Ward‑2, Pandharpur and others. The petition was listed before a two‑judge bench comprising Justices M.S. Karnik and Ajit B. Kadethankar. Counsel …
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The petitioners, five individuals claiming to be project‑affected persons, filed a writ petition in 2021 seeking execution of an order dated 11 August 2000 that allegedly allotted them land under Section 16 of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999. The petition was filed …
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Petitioner Bharat Bajarang Ballal challenged an order dated 07.02.2026 passed by the Grievance Committee of Shivaji University, claiming it to be an appealable order before the University Tribunal. The High Court observed that an equally effective remedy exists in filing a statutory appeal before …
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The petitioner, Dr. Mahadev Annappa Shinde, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Shivaji University and other respondents to consider and decide a legal notice dated 06-05-2025. The petitioner specifically requested that the university pass a reasoned order within 30 days, and if an …
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The petitioner, Manthan, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee that rejected his claim to belong to the “Koli Mahadev” Scheduled Tribe and consequently cancelled his admission to a reserved seat in an engineering college. He submitted over 54 documents, including …
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The petitioner, Abhay Kuber Chougule, sought a Shalarth ID after his appointment was approved, but the Deputy Director of Education withheld it. The petitioner argued that the withholding was unjustified absent any fraud or misrepresentation. The court examined whether the Deputy Director could …
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The petitioners Umesh Shivaji Mali and Shivaji Ganpati Mali filed writ petitions challenging an order dated 27‑10‑2025 issued by the State under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act. They contended that the order was unlawful and sought to have the interim protection granted on 23‑12‑2025 …
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The petitioners, a group of schools, complied with the admission obligations under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 but have not received the statutory reimbursement and grants promised by the Government. They approached the Bombay High Court seeking directions for …
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The Sangli Bar Association and another petitioner filed a writ petition seeking the allotment of three acres of alternate land adjacent to the Sangli District Court, after the court building was submerged during the 2019 floods. They argued that the vacant land in Vijaynagar, currently classified as …
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The petitioner, Jaydeep Mahadev Devkar, filed a writ petition seeking direction for his appointment as Police‑Patil under the State of Maharashtra. The Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, expressed displeasure at granting relief given the peculiar facts of the case. The petitioner was …