This order dismisses a PIL regarding service matters as not maintainable. The court further holds the PIL infructuous given the retirement of the petitioner and Respondent No. 6.
Public interest litigation in respect of service matters disposed of as infructuous and not maintainable.
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PILST. 11155-16
VPH
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (St.) No. 11155 OF 2016
Ramesh Lalji Jaiswal … Petitioner Vs. The Administrator, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Ors. … Respondents
Mr. M. V. Thorat, for the Petitioner.
CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & M. S. SONAK, JJ. DATE : JULY 19, 2016
PC.
. The Petitioner has already retired. Respondent No. 6 has
already retired on 30th May, 2016. In such circumstances, the PIL has infructuous. In any case, it is well settled that the PIL in respect of
service matters is not maintainable. Public interest litigation is, therefore is disposed of.
Sd/Sd/[M. S. SONAK, J.] [V. M. KANADE, J.]
Vinayak Halemath
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether a PIL concerning service matters is maintainable.
Whether the PIL becomes infructuous because the parties have retired.
Ramesh Lalji Jaiswal
The Administrator, Dadra Nagar Haveli
V. M. Kanade
M. S. Sonak
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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