Infructuous PIL disposed of; appointments made as per subsequent advertisement; petitioners' right to challenge reserved.
PIL disposed of as infructuous due to appointments made post-advertisement.
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PILL. 104-15
VPH
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) No. 104 OF 2015
National Federation of the Blind (Maharashtra) & Anr. … Petitioners Vs. Department of Higher Education Government of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents
None for the Petitioners.
Mr. Rui Rodrigues, for Respondent No. 2. Mr. H. S. Venegaonkar, AGP for the Respondent – State.
CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & Smt. SWAPNA S. JOSHI, JJ. DATE : AUGUST 29 , 2016 PC.
. None appears on behalf of the Petitioners. We are informed by the learned counsel appearing for Respondent No. 2 that PIL has become infructuous since pursuant to the advertisement dated 30th April, 2015, appointments have already been made. Reserving the right of the Petitioners to challenge the said appointments, PIL is disposed of.
Sd/Sd/[Smt. SWAPNA S. JOSHI, J.] [V. M. KANADE, J.]
Vinayak Halemath
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National Federation of the Blind (Maharashtra)
Department of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra
V. M. Kanade
Smt. Swapna S. Joshi
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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