Amogh Ghaisas v. the State of Maharashtra through Ministry of Co. Operation Marketing and Textiles
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Public Interest Litigation No. 38 of 2025 (decided 17 June 2025; Coram: Alok Aradhe, CJ. and Sandeep V. Marne, J.). Maintainability/locus standi in PIL — petitioner (Chartered Accountant) admittedly not an aggrieved person; constitutional validity of Section 154(B)(13), Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 (inserted w.e.f. 9th October 2019) not examined; issue kept open; PIL disposed of with liberty to agitate in appropriate proceedings.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to agitate the validity of Section 154(B)(13) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 in appropriate proceedings; the Public Interest Litigation disposed of with that liberty. ¶¶19