Varshatai W/O Sanjay Bagade v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Ministry of Law and Judiciary, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court (Kilor and Wakode JJ.) dismissed PIL No. 50 of 2024 on 04.02.2026; petitioner Mrs. Varshatai w/o. Sanjay Bagade had sought restraint of construction of a rural hospital; prayer held not to be in the public interest; petition not entertained; dismissed with no costs; respondents: State of Maharashtra (Secretary, Ministry of Law and Judiciary, Mumbai) & Ors.; petitioner's counsel Satyajeetsingh Raghuwanshi; government counsel D.P. Thakare, Addl. G.P.
What did the court decide?
A prayer seeking to restrain the authorities from carrying out the construction of a rural hospital cannot be treated as a prayer in the public interest. ¶12