Shivram Laxman Morbekar v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 8351 of 2024; Bombay High Court; Civil Appellate; Shivram Laxman Morbekar v. State of Maharashtra (Revenue and Forest Department); power of attorney holder Anil Laxman Wandre; advocates Suresh M. Kamble (petitioner) and B. V. Samant, Addl. G.P. (Respondent-State); order dated 03-07-2025 by Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale; leave to amend writ petition granted; notice returnable 13th August 2025; notice waived for respondent Nos. 1-3 and 5-State; respondent No. 4 to be served by private notice with affidavit of service; spare copy to Registry within one week; Hamdast permitted; purely procedural/interim order, petition pending, no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: leave granted to amend the writ petition; notice issued to respondents, returnable on 13th August 2025; Additional Government Pleader waived notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and 5-State; petitioner to supply a spare copy to the Registry within one week to enable issuance of notice to respondent No. 4 (Hamdast permitted); petitioner additionally to serve respondent No. 4 by private notice and file affidavit of service before the next date. Petition remains pending; no substantive issue decided.