Bhagwan Santosh Khandekar v. Ranjit Singh Deol
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Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad; coram Mangesh S. Patil & Shailesh P. Brahme, JJ.; per court order dated 23.02.2024. Batch of contempt petitions led by CONT. PETITION NO. 763 OF 2023 IN CP/631/2018 IN WP/5664/2016, with connected matters including Cont. Petitions Nos. 624/2022, 913/2023, 106/2024, 108/2024, 109/2024, 912/2023, 916/2023, 917/2023, 603/2022, 600/2022, 223/2023, 235/2024, 625/2022, 198/2023, 199/2023, 938/2023, 940/2023, 941/2023, 21/2024, 22/2024, 23/2024, 596/2022 and 599/2022. Petitioners include Shahejed Ahmed Amiruddin Patel, Ghansham Bharat Chaudhary/Chaudhari, Sayyed Shahin Sayyed Aziz, Savita Madhukar Suryawanshi, Harish Vasantrao Nikam, Pankaj Kantilal Kate, Mahendra Kashinath Chaudhari, Dayanand Dadarao Patil, Sharad Baburao Kendre, Bhagwan Santosh Khandekar, Vikas Ratan Deore, Vinayak Ramdas Borse, Gulab Eknathrao Patil and Prashant Machindranath Sonawane; respondents include Ranjit Singh Deol (Principal Secretary), Secretary School Education (and Sports) Department, State of Maharashtra and Union of India. AGP Ms. S.S. Joshi (also AGPs K.N. Lokhande, V.K. Kotecha, G.A. Kulkarni in some matters) filed affidavit-in-reply in CP 763/2023, sought to be read as stand of respondent No.2 in all matters; leave to file rejoinder granted; matter adjourned (stand over) to 22.03.2024. No merits adjudication.