Radhakrishna Dashrath Golatkar v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretaruy Rural Development Dept. and Ors.

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Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; Public Interest Litigation No. 197 of 2023; petitioner Jayant Vishwanath Salunke Radhakrishna Dashrath Golatkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.; advocates: Laxman Deshmukh i/b Lokesh Zade (petitioners), O. A. Chandurkar AGP and G. R. Raghuwanshi AGP (State/respondent no. 1), Rohit Sakhadeo (respondent no. 2), V. R. Patil (respondents 3 to 5 & 7); Bench: Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne; decided July 25, 2025; PIL dismissed as withdrawn because petitioner had previously filed and withdrawn a civil suit seeking similar relief; no merits adjudicated.