Shivani Rajaram More and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order dated 15-04-2025 of the Bombay High Court (Ghuge & Bhobe, JJ.) in four clubbed writ petitions concerning the Petitioners' eligibility and appointments made in the interregnum vis-a-vis the State of Maharashtra: ad-interim relief continued until further orders (no equities for interregnum appointees; subject to result of petitions); conditional liberty to appoint eligible Petitioners; State permitted to reuse its affidavit-in-reply across the matters; next listing 05-05-2025, possible final hearing at admission stage. No statutes or precedents cited; no final disposition or monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Interim order only: continuation until further orders of the ad-interim relief earlier granted (no equities for candidates appointed in the interregnum; appointments subject to the result of these petitions); liberty to the Respondents to issue appointment orders to Petitioners found eligible, such appointments likewise subject to the result of these petitions; matters tentatively listed for 5th May, 2025 with possible final hearing at the admission stage.