Quashed
Swati Someshwar Devkar v. State of Maharashtra Throu. Ministry of Rural Development and Gramvikas and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/4164/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court quashed the Minister's order granting a stay on the petitioner's disqualification, holding that once the petitioner was elected and assumed office, the stay was unsustainable. The court directed the Minister to decide the underlying appeal on merits.
What did the court decide?
Impugned stay order quashed and set aside; Minister directed to decide appeal expeditiously on merits after giving opportunity to both sides.