RAVINDRA BABANRAO KAMTHE AND ORS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPT. AND ORS
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Bombay High Court judgment dated 2026-08-18. RAVINDRA BABANRAO KAMTHE AND ORS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPT. AND ORS. Read the...
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3 WP 17539-24-C. O Priya Sop rk r IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 17539 OF 2024 Ravindra Babanrao Kamthe and ors. …Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra and ors. …Respondents Mr. Sandeep M. Phatak with Mr. A. Kadam, for the Petitioners. Mr. B. V. Samant, Addl. GP with Mr. S. P. Kamble, AGP, for the State. CORAM: SUMAN SHYAM & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. th DATED: 18 AUGUST 2026. PC:- 1. It appears that the Petitioners have directly approached this Court by filing this Writ Petition inter-alia assailing the revised th merit-list dated 12 September, 2023 published in terms of the nd direction issued by the learned MAT by the order dated 22 February, 2023 passed in Original Application (OA) No. 04 of 2018 instituted by similarly situated candidates. It is not in dispute that Digitally signed by PRIYA although the matter did lie within the domain of the learned PRIYA RAJESH RAJESH SOPARKAR SOPARKAR Date: 2026. 08.
19 17:13:20 +0530 Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT), Mumbai, yet, instead of filing any OA, the Petitioners have directly approached this 3 WP 17539-24-C. DOC Court by filing this Writ Petition primarily on account of the fact that another Petition being Writ Petition No. 2498 of 2024, assailing nd the order dated 22 February, 2023 passed by the learned Tribunal, raising similar issues, was pending before this Court. 2. The Writ Petition No. 2498 of 2024 has been disposed of by th this Court by order dated 18 August, 2026. Further, the prayer(s) in the present Writ Petition can very well be considered by the learned MAT. Therefore, this Writ Petition, is being disposed of with liberty for the Petitioners to approach the learned MAT by filing appropriate application.
If any OA, pertaining to the revised th merit-list dated 12 September, 2026, is filed by the Writ Petitioner(s) as Applicants within four weeks from the date of uploading of this order, the issue of limitation shall not come in their way. 3. Writ Petition stands closed. (ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. ) (SUMAN SHYAM, J. ) {
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