Savita W/O Dilip Dhandare v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary of Rural Devpt. Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 1508 of 2026, Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, order dated 17.02.2026; petitioner Savita w/o Dilip Dhandare, Sarpanch of Grampanchayat Kandli; respondents State of Maharashtra (Secretary, Rural Development Department) and Ors.; challenge to notification/communication/circular dated 23.01.2026; prima facie view that the reason in the impugned communication is mis-conceived; notice returnable 24.02.2026 with AGP waiver; interim restraint on acting upon the impugned communication till next date, confined to Grampanchayat Kandli; conditional costs of Rs. 500 to Public Welfare Account, Union Bank of India, Civil Lines, Nagpur; Government Pleader D.V. Chauhan (Sr. Advocate) with AGP J.Y. Ghurde; petitioner's counsel M.R. Joharapurkar; respondent No.1 stated to be reconsidering the policy under the notification with final notification promised within one week.
What did the court decide?
Interim order: respondents directed not to act upon the impugned communication/circular dated 23.01.2026 till the next date, clarified to pertain to Grampanchayat Kandli of which the petitioner is Sarpanch; notice issued to respondents returnable on 24.02.2026; learned AGP waived service for respondent/State; petitioner permitted to serve remaining respondents by private mode in addition to regular mode and to file affidavit by next date, failing which costs of Rs. 500 are to be deposited with the Public Welfare Account (Union Bank of India, High Court Branch, Civil Lines, Nagpur); office objections, if any, to be removed before the next date.