ASHISH BALAJI SAWANT vs JALINDAR TUKARAM KHAIRE AND ORS

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sns 41-aswp-13548-2024-J(1).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.13548 OF 2024 Ashish Balaji Sawant, ] Age : 44 Years, Occ.: Service, ] R/o. Pali-Bhira Road, Nandgaon, ] Tal-Sudhagad, Dist-Raigad. ] ...Petitioner. V/s 1. Jalindar Tukaram Khaire, ] Age- 55 yrs, Occ- Agriculture, ] R/o. At and Post- Nandgaon, ] Tal-Sudhagad, Dist-Raigad. ] 2. Sub-Divisional officer, Mangaon, ] Sub-Division Mangaon, District-Raigad. ] 3. District Collector, ] Office of District Collector, ] Raigad. ] 4. District Caste Scrutiny Committee, ] Raigad, 1402, Flat no.9, Sury no. ] 76/2B, Backside of Saint Merry Convent ] School, Chendre, Alibag, ] District-Raigad. ] 5. State of Maharashtra ] Writ cell, High Court Mumbai. ] ...Respondents. Mr. C. G. Gavnekar a/w. Adv. Rohit Parab i/by Adv. Prashant Raut for the Petitioner. Mr. Ramesh Dube Patil a/w. Adv. Swaraj Patil, Adv. Iraa Dube Patil, Adv. Ankit Patil i/by Jay & Co. for Respondent No.1. Ms. M. P. Thakur, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.2 to 5-State. SUMEDH NAMDEO SONAWANE Digitally signed by SUMEDH NAMDEO SONAWANE Date: 2025.06.20 1/9 19:54:25 +0530 sns 41-aswp-13548-2024-J(1).doc CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. RESERVED ON : 24th March, 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 20th June, 2025. JUDGMENT (Per Kamal Khata, J.):- 1) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and the Petition is heard finally with the consent of all learned Advocates for the respective parties. 2) By this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner seeks quashing and setting aside the Order dated 14 th May, 2024, passed by the Respondent No.4-District Caste Scrutiny Committee, Raigad. 3) Mr. Gavnekar, learned Advocate for the Petitioner states that the Petitioner had contested the election for the po