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Union of India through Ministry of Defence v. Colonel (TS0 Vithal Pitambar Chitte (Retd) IC-43358M

Bombay HC15 Feb 2024WP/1990/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

A batch of Union of India writ petitions concerning army personnel was not decided on merits; the court recused the matter from any bench including Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan due to a relative in the Army.

What did the court decide?

None; administrative recusal direction that the matters not be listed before a bench including Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan.

Union of India through Ministry of Defence vs Colonel… — Service and Employment | Bombay HC (2024)

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1.wp.1994.24.doc

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1994 OF 2024

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Union Of India (Minstry Of Defence) ....PETITIONER V/S

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Lt Col Sk Rathodre ....RESPONDENT

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(Deceased Through His Widow Collen Rathore)

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Digitally signed ANJALI by ANJALITUSHAR TUSHAR ASWALE ASWALE Date: 2024.12.0623:42:51 +0530

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1993 OF 2024

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Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence ....PETITIONER V/S

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Col. B V Parkhe (retd.) No. IC 48684Y ...RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1995 OF 2024

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Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence ...PETITIONER V/S Col.k.s Bajwa (retd.) No. 34175P . .RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1991 OF 2024

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Union Of India (Through Ministry Of Defence ) ...PETITIONER V/S

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Brig Nk Unni (retd) ....RESPONDENT

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Page 1 of 7 DECEMBER 5, 2024

Aswale

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WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 2020 OF 2024

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Union Of India .....PETITIONER V/S Col Madhusudan Dave (retd) ...RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1990 OF 2024 Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence ....PETITIONER V/S Colonel (ts0 Vithal Pitambar Chitte (retd) ....RESPONDENT

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2010 OF 2024 Union Of India (Minitry of Defence) ....PETITIONER V/S Col Gulab Yasin Tamboli (retd) ...RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2012 OF 2024 Union Of India .....PETITIONER V/S Col Mukesh Trehan ...RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2013 OF 2024 Union Of India ....PETITIONER Page 2 of 7 DECEMBER 5, 2024 Aswale

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V/S Col Jagdish Jaisinghrao Gadekar (retd) ....RESPONDENT

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2014 OF 2024 Union Of India ...PETITIONER V/S Brig Vs Kandari Vsm Retd ...RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2016 OF 2024 Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Col Ronny D Vania (retd) ..RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2017 OF 2024 Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Colonel B K George(retd) ...RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2023 OF 2024 Union Of India & Ors ...PETITIONERS V/S Nb Risaldar Kengare Sayabu Jaysingh ...RESPONDENT

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Aswale

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Page 3 of 7 DECEMBER 5, 2024

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2022 OF 2024

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Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Colonel Ak Nath (retd) ...RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2015 OF 2024 Union Of India ...PETITIONER V/S Col (ts) Naushirwan M Irani (retd) ...RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2018 OF 2024

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Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Ex Naib Sub Nitin Rao Mahajan ....RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2011 OF 2024

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Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Col Bs Narayan Retd . .RESPONDENT

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2021 OF 2024

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Page 4 of 7 DECEMBER 5, 2024

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Aswale

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Union Of India ....PETITIONER V/S Col Brahmarshi Vandey (retd) ....RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2009 OF 2024 Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence .....PETITIONER V/S Lt. Col.Yesh Paul Sharma (retd.) No Ic 48205n ...RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2025 OF 2024 Union Of India And Ors ...PETITIONERS V/S Mr.Shahaji Hari Patil ....RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2123 OF 2024 Union Of India And Ors ...PETITIONERS V/S Ex LD Yadav Bharatdwaj ... RESPONDENT WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2122 OF 2024 Union Of India And Ors ...PETITIONERS V/S Ex Sigmn Mali Rajaram Vasant ... RESPONDENT

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WITH

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Page 5 of 7 DECEMBER 5, 2024

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Aswale

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1992 OF 2024

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Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence ...PETITIONER V/S

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Col (ts) Asim Kumar Ramendra Chandra Dutta ...RESPONDENT

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Mr. Amarendra Mishra i/b Anusha Amin, Advocates for the Petitioners in WP/1994/24; WP/2017/24; WP/2014/24; WP/2021/24; WP/2020/24; WP/2022/24; WP/2013/24; WP/2016/24; WP/2015/24; WP/2010/24; WP/2011/24; WP/1993/24; WP/1991/24; WP/1990/24; WP/1995/24; WP/1992/24; WP/2009/24.

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Ms.Anamika Malhotra, Advocates for the Petitioner in WP/2012/24; WP/2018/24; WP/2023/24; WP/2123/24; WP/2122/24; WP/2025/24.

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Mr.Akshay Patil with Satendra Kumar, Advocates for the Respondent in WP/1991/24; WP/1992/24; WP/2020/24; WP/2122/24.

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Mr. A. Ojha, Advocates for the Respondents in WP/2016/24; WP/1993/24; WP/2012/24.

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Mr.Yogendra Pratap Singh, Advocates for the Respondent in WP/2015/24; WP/2018/24; WP/2802/24; WP/3899/24.

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Mr.Mahadevan Anand, Advocats for the Respondent in WP/2022/24; WP/1995/24; WP/1990/24.

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Mr.Dinesh Kumar Bishnoi, Advocates for the Respondent in WP/2010/24; WP/2011/24; WP/2014/24.

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Capt. Nishchay Vyas, Officer in charge, Legal Cell a/w Major Satvik Grover, resentative of Union of India/Petitioner are present in Court.

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CORAM: B. P. COLABAWALLA &

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SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, JJ. DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2024

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P. C.

Since Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan’s relative is in the Army and has just put in his papers, the above matters are not to be placed before a Bench of which Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan is a Member.

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This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/ Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order.

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[SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.] [B. P. COLABAWALLA, J.]

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Union of India through Ministry of Defence v. Colonel (TS0 Vithal Pitambar Chitte (Retd) IC-43358M

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