Ramakant Raghunath Ayare v. the State of Maharashtra through the Chief Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL No. 79 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, decided 04-08-2025. Petitioner: Ramakant Raghunath Ayare (counsel: Raghav Srivastva). Respondents: The State of Maharashtra & Ors. (counsel: Neha S. Bhide, Govt. Pleader, with O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader, and G. R. Raghuwanshi, AGP) and respondent no.4-KDMC (counsel: Rohit Sakhadeo). Bench: Alok Aradhe, CJ. and Sandeep V. Marne, J. PIL withdrawn and disposed of on the settled position that a PIL is not maintainable in service matters; liberty granted to pursue available remedies in law. No statutory provisions or case citations; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Leave to withdraw the PIL with liberty to take recourse to such remedy as may be available to the petitioner in law. ¶14