PATIL NARESH DONGAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. ITS SEC. DEPT OF LAW AND JUDICIPARY AND ORS

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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 Digitally signed by V/s. BASAVRAJ GURAPPA PATIL The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Date: 2025.12.25 09:55:54 +0530 AND WRIT PETITION NO. 11059 OF 2025 Shruti Hemant Wade .. Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. AND WRIT PETITION NO. 11198 OF 2025 Patil Naresh Dongar …Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. …Respondents. AND WRIT PETITION NO. 11753 OF 2025 Amit Arun Londhe … Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents. Mr. Abhijeet Desai a/w Ms. Mohini A. Rehpade, Mr. Vijay Singh, Smt. Daksha Punghera & Mr. Karan Gajra i/b Desai Legal LLP, Advocates for the petitioner in all the above writ petitions. Mr.O.A.Chandurkar, Addl. Government Pleader a/w Mrs. Pooja Patil, AGP for the Respondent No.1-State in Writ Petition Nos. 11058 of 2025 and Writ Petition No.11198 of 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, se