Dhyan Foundation Garada Gaushala v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consolidation order, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, dated 24/07/2025, Judge Urmila Joshi-Phalke, grouping eleven Criminal Writ Petitions (1030/2024, 1031/2024, 515/2024, 344/2025, 342/2025, 343/2025, 345/2025, 354/2025, 394/2025, 397/2025, 396/2025) filed by Dhyan Foundation Garada Gaushala / Dhyan Foundation (representative Sachin Gurunath Zunjarrao) and Rohit Ramesh Gabhane against the State of Maharashtra. Common subject-matter: return of seized bulls held by the Gaushala to accused persons in alleged cattle-cruelty cases, and return of vehicles used in the offences; to be heard jointly with Writ Petition No.977/2024 (challenge to rejection of return of vehicle). Next hearing fixed for 12.08.2025 at 2.30 p.m. No merits decided, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Listing/consolidation direction only: all the petitions, along with Writ Petition No.977/2024, were directed to be listed before the Court on 12.08.2025 at 2.30 p.m.; the merits of the issue were not adjudicated in this order and no substantive relief was granted.