Dr. Deepak Sadashiv Howale v. Medical Council of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL 90/2005, Bombay HC, decided 03-07-2025 (Alok Aradhe, CJ & Sandeep V. Marne, J; order per Chief Justice): petitioner Dr. Deepak Sadashiv Howale challenged Government Resolution dated 13-08-2004 appointing respondent no. 5 as Professor, Government Medical College, Miraj (Sangli); Court held PIL in a service matter not entertainable, relying on four Supreme Court rulings ((1998) 7 SCC 273; (2007) 10 SCC 614; (2005) 1 SCC 590; (2020) 18 SCC 675); PIL dismissed, interim application disposed of; no counsel appeared for petitioner; State represented by Neha S. Bhide (GP), O. A. Chandurkar (AGP) and G. R. Raghuwanshi (AGP).
What did the court decide?
In view of the decisions of the Supreme Court in Dr. Duryodhan Sahu vs. Jitendra Kumar (1998) 7 SCC 273, Neetu vs. State of Punjab (2007) 10 SCC 614, Dattaraj Nathuji Thaware vs. State of Maharashtra (2005) 1 SCC 590 and Vishal Ashok Thorat and Ors. vs. Rajesh Shripambapu and Ors. (2020) 18 SCC 675, a PIL in a service matter cannot be entertained.