KARTIKI AWANTIKA vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

PDP MPSC -WP-11058-25+.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11058 OF 2025 BASAVRAJ GURAPPA Kartiki Awantika .. Petitioner PATIL 2025. Mrs. Pooja Patil, AGP for the Respondent No.1-State in Writ Petition No.11059 of 2025. Mrs. M. P. Thakur, AGP for the Respondent No.1-State in Writ Petition No.11753 of 2025. Mr.Ashutosh M. Kulkarni a/w Mr.Sarthak Diwan & Ms.Meghana Chavan, Advocates for the Respondent No.2-MPSC in all the above 1 PDP MPSC -WP-11058-25+.doc writ petitions. Dr.Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate a/w Mr.Rahul Nerlekar & Ms.Amruta Nerlekar, Advocates for the Respondent No.3-Bombay High Court in all the above writ petitions. CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. RESERVED ON : 18th SEPTEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 24th DECEMBER 2025 PER, SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ.: Four writ petitions with similar prayers, except an additional prayer in Writ Petition No. 11753 of 2025, seeking re-evaluation and re-calculation of the merit list as per Clause 6.5.1 of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission Rules have been filed by the candidates who appeared in the preliminary examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior