Rukmini Sunil Gaikwad (Mother of the Detenu) v. Commissioner of Police and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Cluster of Criminal Writ Petition Nos. 1350, 1548, 1551, 2226, 2388, 2389, 2433, 2578, 2708, 3078, 3092, 3124, 3169 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; order dated 25-08-2025 by Ravindra V. Ghuge and Gautam A. Ankhad, JJ.; lead petitioner Lakhan Uttam Chavan v. Commissioner of Police & Ors.; petitioners' counsel Jayashree Tripathi with Anjali Raut; State APPs S.V. Gavand, J.P. Yagnik, M.M. Deshmukh and M.H. Mhatre; D.P. Singh for Respondent Nos.1 & 2 in WP/2389/25; matters previously admitted by earlier Bench; segregated listing one matter per week (two per District) from 04-09-2025 to 15-10-2025; liberty to file written notes and case law; purely procedural/scheduling order, no merits, no issues, no holdings.
What did the court decide?
Purely administrative listing order; no merits decided. On counsel's request the thirteen matters were segregated to be heard one per week (two per District on the same date where applicable) on dates from 4th September 2025 to 15th October 2025, with liberty to tender brief written notes and case law on whichever dates the matters come up.