Jayant Laxmikant Choupane v. State of Maharashtra through the Additional Chief Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petition (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction) No. 10912/2024, decided 24 March 2025 by G. S. Kulkarni and Advait M. Sethna JJ.; petitioner Jayant Laxmikant Choupane v. State of Maharashtra (Additional Chief Secretary & Ors.); anticipatory Article 226 mandamus-type relief concerning Electrical Supervisor certificate No. MS 20280/20280; fear of licence cancellation without show cause notice due to prior complaints against officials; holding: any cancellation action requires show cause notice, opportunity to reply, and hearing per principles of natural justice before orders; petition disposed in terms of observations, no costs, contentions kept open.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed in terms of the court's observations: respondents directed that any contemplated cancellation of the petitioner's Electrical Supervisor licence proceed only after issuance of a show cause notice, opportunity to the petitioner to file a reply, and hearing thereon (principles of natural justice); all contentions of the parties expressly kept open; no costs awarded.