Dattatraya Vithoba Chandare v. State of Maharashtra Thr Its Principle Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 9014 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), order dated 04-07-2024, Coram A.S. Chandurkar and Rajesh S. Patil, JJ. Petitioner: Dattatraya Vithoba Chandare; Respondents: State of Maharashtra & Ors. Counsel: S.S. Panchpor (via video conference) with Aashay Rabade for petitioner; N.K. Rajpurohit, A.G.P. for State (respondent nos. 1-3). Directions: notice to respondent nos. 4 and 5 returnable 01-08-2024; waiver by A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1-3; respondent no.4 to produce Enquiry Report underlying impugned communication dated 17-01-2024. Interim order; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: (i) notice issued to respondent nos. 4 and 5, returnable on 1 August 2024; (ii) learned A.G.P. waives notice for respondent nos. 1 to 3; (iii) respondent no.4 directed to place on record the Enquiry Report on the basis of which the impugned communication dated 17 January 2024 was issued. No substantive relief decided on merits.