Sanjay Balwant Belekar v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petition (W.P. No. 11929 of 2024) disposed on 16 April 2025 by G. S. Kulkarni and Advait M. Sethna, JJ. Petitioner Sanjay Balwant Belekar withdrew the petition with liberty to approach the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, following L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) 3 SCC 261 (Constitution Bench), State of U.P. v. U.P. Rajya Khanij Vikas Nigam Sangharsh Samiti (2008) 12 SCC 675, and Vijay Ghogare v. State of Maharashtra (2013 SCC OnLine Bom 1764). All contentions kept open; no costs. Keywords: MAT jurisdiction, withdrawal of writ petition, service matter, liberty to approach Tribunal.
What did the court decide?
Petition permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to approach the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal; all contentions of the parties expressly kept open; no costs. ¶17