Writ petition seeking direction to establish a caste certificate committee was disposed of as withdrawn by the petitioner, who requested the refund of deposited court fees.
Petition disposed of as withdrawn; refund of Rs.2,00,000/- ordered.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
917 PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.112 OF 2021
PRAVARTAN BAHUUDESHIYA SANSTHA
THROUGH ITS SECRETARY
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
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Advocate for Petitioner: Mr. Thorat Mohanish V
AGP for Respondents: Mr. S. G. Karlekar
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CORAM:RAVINDRA V. GHUGE
AND
ARUN R. PEDNEKER, JJ.
DATE:13th SEPTEMBER, 2022
PER COURT:
1.This Petition was preferred for seeking a
direction that the Government should establish
Nandurbar-II Committee, for Dhule under the
Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic
Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special
Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and
Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000.
2.The learned Advocate for the Petitioner
submits on instructions that a competent Committee
for Jalgaon has already been constituted at Dhule
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and the grievance of the Petitioner is redressed.
He, therefore, prays that the Petitioner may be
permitted to withdraw this Petition and the amount
of Rs.2,00,000/- which was deposited by the
Petitioner in this Court in the light of the order
dated 03.12.2021, under Rule 7(a) of the Bombay
High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules, 2010,
be returned to the Petitioner.
3.In view of the above, this Petition is
disposed off as withdrawn.
4.The Registry shall refund the amount of
Rs.2,00,000/- to the Petitioner upon proper
identification and representation on behalf of the
Petitioner, duly identified by the appearing
Counsel for the Petitioner.
[ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.]
marathe
Pravartan Bahudeoshiya Sanstha
The State of Maharashtra
Ravindra V. Ghuge
Arun R. Pedneker
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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