Chandrakant Alias Raju Ramakant Navghare v. the Union of India through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bare procedural/administrative order; no statute, precedent, substantive issue or legal holding appears. Relevant to: withdrawal of a PIL after transposition of its petitioner as co-petitioner in a companion PIL described as 'in the same cause'; notice-stage directions (returnable 18-04-2024); waiver of service by DSGI/AGP counsel; and a conditional-dismissal clause for unremoved office objections (removal deadline 04-04-2024; automatic dismissal 05-04-2024). Parties: Chandrakant alias Raju Ramakant Navghare; Ajitkumar Uttamrao Magar; The Union of India through its Secretary and Others. Bench: Ravindra V. Ghuge and R. M. Joshi, JJ. Counsel: S. S. Tope (petitioners); A. G. Talhar, DSGI (Respondent No. 1); D. R. Korde, AGP (Respondent Nos. 2 to 8, PIL/15/2024); V. M. Kagne, AGP (Respondent Nos. 2 to 8, PIL/19/2024).
What did the court decide?
PIL No. 15/2024 disposed of as withdrawn with leave; its petitioner transposed as Co-Petitioner in PIL No. 19/2024; notice issued in PIL No. 19/2024 returnable on 18-04-2024; office objections to be removed by 04-04-2024, failing which the PIL would stand dismissed without further reference to the Court on 05-04-2024.