Dr Pravin Limbaji Rathod v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary Medical Educaton and Drugs Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court PIL No.72 of 2024, order dated 10-01-2025; Dr. Pravin Limbaji Rathod v. State of Maharashtra (through Principal Secretary, Medical Education & Drugs Department); interim directions concerning Maharashtra Medical Council elections (nomination papers 18-02-2025; vote counting 04-04-2025; election programme of letter dated 02-01-2025 exhibited ‘X’); appointment of Administrator of the Council — private doctor versus government servant; Section 31(1)/Section 31(2), Maharashtra Medical Council Act, 1965; respondents to file paragraph-wise reply within three weeks, rejoinder thereafter; next listing 07-02-2025; Bench: Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, CJ with Amit Borkar, J.; counsel: Akshay Shinde (petitioner), Birendra Saraf (Advocate General) with Neha S. Bhide, O.A. Chandurkar, G.R. Raghuwanshi (State), Manish Kelkar (respondents 2-3).
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: election schedule tendered by the Advocate General taken on record and exhibited as ‘X’ for identification; respondents to file detailed paragraph-wise reply within three weeks; petitioner permitted rejoinder-affidavit a week thereafter; matter stood over to 7 February 2025. No substantive issue decided.