Shankar Maroti Devkate vs State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Shankar Maroti Devkate vs State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interlocutory notice-stage direction only: notice to be issued to the respondents in all the petitions covered by this order, returnable on 06/01/2026; humdast allowed; petitioners permitted to serve the respondents by all private permissible modes; service of notice waived by the learned A.G.P. for the State and by Mr. S. K. Kadam and Mr. V. H. Dighe for respondent Nos. 2 and 3. No final relief adjudicated.

Ratio / Principle

Notice was ordered to be issued to the respondents in the petitions, returnable on 06/01/2026; humdast allowed; and the petitioners were permitted to serve the respondents by all private permissible modes.

Key takeaways

The learned A.G.P. waived service of notice for the respondent-State in the respective matters.ratio¶¶171
The learned Counsel Mr. S. K. Kadam and the learned Counsel Mr. V. H. Dighe waived service of notice for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in the respective petitions.ratio¶¶171

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), Coram: Arun R. Pedneker, J.; common order dated December 23, 2025 covering a batch of twenty-six writ petitions (Writ Petition Nos. 15583 to 15618 of 2025, with intermediate numbers 15586–15594 and 15607 not appearing in the text), all filed through advocate Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. against the State of Maharashtra and others. The Court directed issue of notice to the respondents returnable on 06/01/2026, allowed humdast, and permitted the petitioners to serve the respondents by all private permissible modes. The learned A.G.P. waived notice for the respondent-State (AGPs Mr. V. K. Kotecha, Mr. S. G. Joshi and Mr. K. B. Jadhavar appear across the various petitions), and Mr. S. K. Kadam and Mr. V. H. Dighe waived notice for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in the respective petitions. This is purely an interlocutory notice-stage order: the subject-matter of the petitions, any impugned order, the provisions invoked, and the reliefs sought are nowhere stated in the text; no statute or precedent is cited and no issue is framed or decided.

IN THE JUDICATURE OF HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

929 WRIT PETITION NO. 15583 OF 2025

Babasaheb Ganpatappa Chaudhari And Others

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

… AND

930 WRIT PETITION NO. 15584 OF 2025

Kadapapa Munjapapa Nemane

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

… AND

931 WRIT PETITION NO. 15585 OF 2025

Sidram Vishwanath Dodtale VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

… AND

933 WRIT PETITION NO. 15595 OF 2025

Dnyaneshwar Limbaji Harnaval VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

… AND

934 WRIT PETITION NO. 15596 OF 2025

Dilip Surajmal Charkha VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Page 1 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

… AND

935 WRIT PETITION NO. 15597 OF 2025

Sushilabai Ramgopalji Bajaj VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

936 WRIT PETITION NO. 15598 OF 2025

Sham Govindrao Kale

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

937 WRIT PETITION NO. 15599 OF 2025

Meera Balasaheb Patil And Others

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

… AND

938 WRIT PETITION NO. 15600 OF 2025

Chandrakant Gopinath Gandle

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N.

Page 2 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

939 WRIT PETITION NO. 15601 OF 2025

Shaikh Amirpasha Murtuja

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

940 WRIT PETITION NO. 15602 OF 2025

Subhadra Govind Singare VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

941 WRIT PETITION NO. 15603 OF 2025

Vaijanath Vittal Sonwane

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

942 WRIT PETITION NO. 15604 OF 2025

Sagar Ghanshyam Sarda And Others

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi

Page 3 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

943 WRIT PETITION NO. 15605 OF 2025

Mustafa Rajamiya Jahagirdar

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H Dighe

… AND

944 WRIT PETITION NO. 15606 OF 2025

Shobha Balaprasad Bajaj VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3: Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

946 WRIT PETITION NO. 15608 OF 2025

Bhagirath Bansilal Bhansali

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

947 WRIT PETITION NO. 15609 OF 2025

Kisan Krushi Nivishtha Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Thr Its Chairman

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N.

Page 4 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3: Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

948 WRIT PETITION NO. 15610 OF 2025

Vasant Mahadevrao Tat And Others

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi

Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3: Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

949 WRIT PETITION NO. 15611 OF 2025

Shivaji Ganpatrao Shendge

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Thorugh Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

950 WRIT PETITION NO. 15612 OF 2025

Asha Bharat Chaudhari And Others

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3: Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

951 WRIT PETITION NO. 15613 OF 2025

Shankar Maroti Devkate

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi

Page 5 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3: Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

952 WRIT PETITION NO. 15614 OF 2025

Vishwnath Shankar Jankar

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

AND

953 WRIT PETITION NO. 15615 OF 2025

Govind Eknath Singare

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Thorugh Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

954 WRIT PETITION NO. 15616 OF 2025

Saurabh Jagdish Jaju And Another VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. S. G. Joshi Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. V. H. Dighe

AND

955 WRIT PETITION NO. 15617 OF 2025

Shailesh Balaprasad Bajaj

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Throgh Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. K. B. Jadhavar Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

Page 6 of 7

929 WP 15583-2025

... AND

956 WRIT PETITION NO. 15618 OF 2025

Badrinath Bhagirath Bhansali

VERSUS

State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sikchi Aditya N. AGP for Respondents-State: Mr. V. K. Kotecha Advocate for Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. S. K. Kadam

CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

Dated : December 23, 2025.

PER COURT :-

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 06/01/2026. Humdast allowed. In addition to this, the petitioners are permitted to serve the respondents by all private permissible modes.

The learned A.G.P. waives service of notice for the respondent– State in the respective matters. The learned Counsel Mr. S. K. Kadam and the learned Counsel Mr. V. H. Dighe waive service of notice for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in the respective petitions.

( ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J. )

vj gawade/-.

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