MOHAN DHOTRE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTR AND ORS

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WP 1312-12.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1312 OF 2012 WITH LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 99 OF 2012 Digitally signed by IN LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Date: 2025.10.17 WRIT PETITION NO. 1312 OF 2012 18:37:57 +0530 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 277 OF 2016 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1312 OF 2012 Mohan Dhotre Indian Inhabitants having their address Residing at flat no. 1402, Challenger no.2, Thakur Village, Near Thakur Cinema Kandivili (East) Mumbai 400101 ...Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Through Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The Principal Secretary, Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 3. The Maharashtra labour Welfare Board Hutatma Babu Genu Mumbai Girni Kamgar Kreeda Kendra Senapati Bapat Marg Elphinston Mumbai-13 ...Respondents _______ Mr. P. K. Dhakephalkar, Senior Advocate a/w Vishal Ghosalkar, Vaibhav Jagdale, Pandurang Andhak, Shubham Dhoble for Petitioner. Mr. Himanshu Takke, AGP for Respondent State. Mr. Shrishailya Deshmukh for Respondent No.3-Board. _______ Page 1 of 24 Laxmi WP 1312-12.DOC CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & AARTI SATHE, JJ. RESERVED ON: 10th OCTOBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 17th OCTOBER 2025 JUDGMENT (PER AARTI SATHE, J.):- 1 This Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed challenging the decision of Respondent No. 2 dated 31 st January 2012, thereby dismissing the Petitioner from the post of Welfare Commissioner of the Respondent No. 3-Board. The Petitioner contends that the impugned order is passed without any authority in law and on the basis of a complaint made by an employee of Respondent No. 3-Board, which was admittedly a false complaint as held in the enquiry report, of the committee constituted by Res