Mahesh Bhaiyaji Bargat v. State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary, Home Department (Special) Mantralaya Mumbai
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of eleven criminal writ petitions (WP Nos. 256, 173, 180, 241, 222, 232, 239, 238, 237, 262, 263 of 2026), Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, coram Urmila Joshi-Phalke & Nivedita P. Mehta JJ, order dated 21/04/2026. Petitioners (through M.N. Ali, A.A. Krishnan, D.A. Mohgaonkar, S.V. Sirpurkar and A. Sawai) argued that the State Government's conferral order under S. 3(1) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 read with G.O. Home Department (Special) No. MPDA-1225/CR-673/Spl-3B dated 30.12.2025 stood quashed, so the impugned orders could not survive. Five Additional Public Prosecutors (Ashirgade, Doifode, Khan, Hulke, Badar) obtained time; replies with approval order directed within one week; matters posted to 06.05.2026. Interim order only — no merits determination, no cases cited, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief decided at this stage; interim directions only — Additional Public Prosecutors for the State to file replies together with other relevant documents including the approval order within one week, and matters posted for hearing on 06.05.2026.