Pandurang Joti Adsule v. State of Maharashtra Thr the Prin. Secretary , Dept. of Textiles and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court PIL No.64 of 2025 decided 10 July 2025 by Alok Aradhe, CJ and Sandeep V. Marne, J. Petitioner Pandurang Joti Adsule challenged allotment of uniform supply contract to employees of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (Respondent No.2) as illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to State Government textile department policy. Petition dismissed as cryptic, non-compliant with Bombay High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules 2010 and lacking substantial public interest; petitioner unrepresented. Keywords: PIL dismissal, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, uniform contract allotment, PIL Rules 2010, maintainability of PIL.
What did the court decide?
The Bench found the Petition cryptic in nature and not in consonance with the Bombay High Court Public Interest Litigation Rules 2010. ¶20