Karbhari Devram Barke and Since Deceased Throu. L.H v. the Union of India Throu. the Deputy Sec. the Ministry of Shipping and Ors.
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Batch admission-stage order of the Bombay High Court (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), Division Bench: Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ., dated 3rd July 2025, in 22 connected writ petitions - Writ Petition Nos. 8505 (lead: Sangita Sudam Avhad & Ors.), 8507 (Ramnath Govinda Jaybhave, deceased, through legal heirs), 8508 (Pandurang Dagadu Sanap & Anr.), 8509 (Shivnath Muralidhar Shelke), 8510 (Jijabai Pandharinath Shelke, deceased, through legal heirs), 8512 (Ramnath Bhivaji Pathare & Ors.), 8513 (Pandurang Salaba Girhe & Ors.), 8514 (Mujmmil Shaukat Bagvan & Ors.), 8515 (Shankar Shivram Pathare & Ors.), 8516 (Lilabai Maruti Shelke & Anr.), 8518 (Nana Ramchandra Shelke & Ors.), 8519 (Indrakumar Bankatlal Luniya), 8521 (Abhimanyu Kashinath Kardak, deceased, through legal heirs), 8522 (Somath Kisan Shelke), 8523 (Lakshyman Ramchandra Shelke, deceased, through legal heirs, & Ors.), 8524 (Kusumbai Vasant Sanap, deceased, through legal heirs), 8526 (Latif Fakir Mohammad Shekh), 8527 (Vitthal Kisan Shelke), 8528 (Karbhari Devram Barke, deceased, through legal heir Suryabhan Karbhari Barke), 8529 (Jayvant Pandurang Sanap), 8530 (Bhaguji Ananda Kandekar, deceased, through legal heirs, & Ors.) and 8531 (Pravin Subhash Kawade) of 2025 - all against the Union of India, Through the Deputy Secretary, The Ministry of Shipping, Road Transportation and Highway (Respondent No.1), the State (Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4) and unrepresented Respondent Nos. 5 and 6. Notice issued returnable on 19th August 2025, Supplementary Board; notice waived by counsel for the Union of India and the State; directions for spare copies within one week and private service with affidavit of service on Respondent Nos. 5 and 6. No statutory provision or precedent cited; no substantive adjudication; no monetary quantum.