The petitioner complained of mismanagement in State temples. The High Court disposed of the PIL without expressing any opinion on the specific legal issues raised, directing the petitioner to approach the Charity Commissioner.
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Urmila Ingale
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 34 OF 2017
Madhukar Muralidhar Nazare .. Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra and anr. .. Respondents
Mr.Virendra Ichalkaranjikar I/b Mr.Sanjiv Punalekar, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Rajan Pawar, AGP for Respondents No. 1 & 2 State.
CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, CHIEF JUSTICE & M.S.KARNIK, J.
DATE : 21st NOVEMBER, 2018
P.C. :
. The Petitioner submits that there is mismanagement
in the temples/trusts governed by the Pashchim Maharashtra Devasthan Samiti which runs several temples/trusts including Mahalaxmi temple and Jyotiba temple. Learned Counsel submits that the present Petitioner has filed two more Petitions in respect of temples at Pandharpur and Tuljapur. This Court has passed certain directions in those Petitions.
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respect of specific issue to the Charity Commissioner. In case the Petitioner files such representation before the Charity Commissioner, the Charity Commissioner after perusal of the same and after calling for necessary information is free to take appropriate steps.
opinion on the issues raised in the PIL.
(M.S.KARNIK, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Madhukar Muralidhar Nazare
State of Maharashtra
NARESH H. PATIL
M.S. KARNIK
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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