Samir Shashikant Gawande v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; W.P. 1567/2025 (Atul Vijay Umalkar) and W.P. 2324/2025 (Samir Shashikant Gawande); expeditious disposal of pending proposals for individual approval of appointments; direction to Respondent No.5; 60-day time limit; reasoned order mandated; no opinion expressed on merits; Bench: Ashwin D. Bhobe, J. and Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.; Advocates: Sushant A. Khatake (petitioners), P.N. Diwan AGP, P.P. Kakade Addl. G.P. with K.S. Thorat.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.5 to decide the pending proposals for individual approval of the Petitioners' appointments on their own merits, following due procedure, within 60 days, by a reasoned order; the Court expressed no opinion on the merits. ¶20