ABID SHIRAZ MERCHANT vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR GOVERNMENT PLEADER AND ORS

Varsha wp-8410-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8410 OF 2025 Abid Shiraz Merchant } Age-50 years, Adult, Occu: Business, } residing at A-601, Spring Time, } rd 3 Road, TPS-3, Santacruz East, } Mumbai-400 055. } …..Petitioner V/s. 1.State of Maharashtra } Through GP., High Court, Bombay. } 2. Ramprakash Ramdas Chowdhry } 76 years, Indian Inhabitant of } Mumbai, Occu: Retired, residing at } Room No. 5,6,7, Bachubhai Chawl, } (Bachu Sheth Chawl) Kurla Andheri } Road, Opp. Sakinaka Telephone } Exchange, Sakinaka, Mumbai-72 } Also At- } Room No. 101, CTS No. 590/6, } Village Eksar, I.C. Colony, Borivali } (West), Mumbai-400 068. } Respondents. } ------------------- Mr. Surel Shah, Senior Advocate with Devesh Juvekar with Kavita Chavan and Mithilesh Chalke i/by Rajani Associates, for the Petitioner. Ms. Vaishali Nimbalkar, AGP, for the State. Mr. Sunil Mishra, for the Respondent no. 2. --------------------- CORAM : N.J. JAMADAR, J. RESERVED ON : 27th JULY 2025. 1 of 26 Varsha wp-8410-2025.doc PRONOUNCED ON : 18TH SEPTEMBER 2025. JUDGMENT: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and, with the consent of the counsel for the p