Padmakar Tukaram Sonawane and Ors. vs the State of Maharashtra Social Justice Welfare Dept. and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Padmakar Tukaram Sonawane and Ors. vs the State of Maharashtra Social Justice Welfare Dept. and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ Petitions disposed of with directions: Petitioners to tender individual representations to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 within 30 days; Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to decide the representations by reasoned orders per due procedure within 60 days of receipt, serving copies by Email/WhatsApp, and considering the judgments cited before the Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are to consider the Petitioners' individual representations and pass reasoned orders in accordance with law and the judgments cited before the Court.

Court's answer

Petitioners would tender their individual representations to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, depending upon jurisdiction, within 30 days; the Court's directions proceed on this basis.

Ratio / Principle

Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are directed to deal with the Petitioners' representations and pass an appropriate reasoned order following the due procedure laid down in law, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the representations.

Key takeaways

Copies of the orders passed by Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are to be served upon the Petitioners through the Email addresses or WhatsApp cell number mentioned in their individual representations.ratio¶34
The judgments cited before the Court (including the Full Bench judgment in Smt. Sunanda Ashok Sonawane, the Division Bench judgment in Kiran Namdeo Shinde and the order in Pandurang Bapurao Matal) are to be considered by the Authorities while dealing with the representations.ratio¶34

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Common order of the Bombay High Court (Ravindra V. Ghuge & Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ., dated 08.04.2025) disposing of Writ Petition Nos. 595, 596, 4762 and 4764 of 2025 (Amar Shivaji Rathod & Ors.; Gouri Ramchandra Gharat; Saidas Nijam Kale & Ors.; Padmakar Tukaram Sonawane & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.). Counsel for the Petitioners relied on the Full Bench judgment in Smt. Sunanda Ashok Sonawane v. The District Judge, Dhule (WP 2394/2015, Aurangabad Bench, dt. 12.4.2024), the Division Bench judgment in Kiran Namdeo Shinde (WP 2358/2013 & connected matters, dt. 21.9.2013) and the order in Pandurang Bapurao Matal (WP 2986/2024, Aurangabad Bench, dt. 18.3.2024), and stated that the Petitioners would tender individual representations to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 within 30 days. The Court directed Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to deal with the representations and pass appropriate reasoned orders following due procedure within 60 days of receipt, to serve copies on the Petitioners by Email or WhatsApp as mentioned in the representations, and to consider the cited judgments. Petitions disposed of accordingly.

TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Digitally signed by TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Date: 2025.04.16 10:57:16 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 595 OF 2025

Amar Shivaji Rathod & Ors. … Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents

AND

WRIT PETITION NO. 596 OF 2025

Gouri Ramchandra Gharat … Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4762 OF 2025

Saidas Nijam Kale & Ors. … Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4764 OF 2025

Padmakar Tukaram Sonawane & Ors. … Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents

Mr.Rajaram Deshmukh with Ms.Ankita Salvi for the Petitioners in all Petitions.

Ms.Reena A. Salunkhe, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4, State in WP No. 595 of 2025.

Ms.Nisha Mehra, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4, State in WP No. 596 of 2025.

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Mr.S.P.Kamble, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4, State in WP No. 4762 of 2025.

Mr.A.K.Naik, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4, State in WP No. 4764 of 2025.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 08^TH APRIL, 2025

P.C. :-

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners relies upon the Full Bench Judgment delivered by this Court, dated 12.4.2024, in Writ Petition No. 2394 of 2015, at the Aurangabad Bench (Smt.

Sunanda Ashok Sonawane v/s. The District Judge, District Court,

Dhule & Ors.) , the Judgment dated 21.9.2013 delivered by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 2358 of 2013 & connected matters ( Kiran Namdeo Shinde & Ors. v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.) and the Order dated 18^th March, 2024 delivered by this Court, at the Aurangabad Bench, in Writ Petition No. 2986 of 2024 (Pandurang Bapurao Matal & Ors. v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.).

The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits in

response to the contention of the learned AGPs that these Petitioners

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would tender their individual representations to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, depending upon the jurisdiction, within a period of 30 days from today.

In view of the above, we direct Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to deal with the representations of these Petitioners and pass an appropriate reasoned order by following the due procedure laid down in law, within 60 days from the date of receipt of the representations. Copies of the said orders would be served upon the Petitioners through their Email addresses or WhatsApp cell number, which they would mention in their individual representations. Needless to state, the Judgments cited before us, would be considered by the Authorities.

With the above directions, these Writ Petitions are

disposed off.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

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