PIL filed seeking admission as SRA officer. Bench held PIL not maintainable but directed State to treat applicant's representation per law.
PIL declared not maintainable as a PIL; direct order for admission refused; direction issued for SRA to treat as representation.
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909/PIL 37 of 2014
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No. 37 OF 2014
Kailash Nivrutti Kedare ….Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ….Respondents
Mr.S.P. Munghate i/b. Virendra Nene for Petitioner Mr.G.W. Mattos- AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 Mr.Swanand Ganoo i/b. Keegan Almeida i/b. Kanga & Co. for Respondent No.3
Mr. D.A. Nalawade for Respondent No.4 ******
CORAM : V. M. KANADE & REVATI MOHITE DERE, JJ.
DATE : MARCH 1, 2016
P.C. :
In our view, it will not be possible to entertain this petition as PIL. However, we direct the SRA to treat this PIL as representation of the Petitioner and decide the same in accordance with law. PIL is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.
REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.
V.M. KANADE, J.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court can exercise its writ jurisdiction to directly order the State to admit the petitioner as a State Administrative Services (Subordinate) officer by bypassing normal recruitment/r
Kailash Nivrutti Kedare
The State of Maharashtra
V. M. Kanade
Revati Mohite Dere
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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