# SMITA ANAND TIWARI vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-04-28
Citation: WP/12417/2015
Petitioner: SMITA ANAND TIWARI
Respondent: THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

LSP 1 1 wp 12417.15.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 12417 of 2015 With Interim Application (st) No.13283 of 2024 Dr. Smita Anand Tiwari … Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra through the Commissioner, Women and Child Development Department, Pune and others … Respondents. Mr. Mihir Desai, Sr. Advocate a/w. Ms. Sanskruti Yagnik and Mr. Moosa Izzat for the petitioner. Mr. B.V.Samant, Addl.G.P. a/w. Smt. G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Anoop Patil a/aw. Mr. Darpan Gupta for respondent No.4. CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & S.M. MODAK, JJ. DATE : 28th April 2026. ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per M.S. Karnik, J) LATA 1. Heard Mr. Mihir Desai, learned Senior Advocate appearing for SUNIL PANJWANI PANJWANI Date: 2026.04.29 18:58:01 +0530 the petitioner, Mr. Samant, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Mr. Patil appearing for respondent No.4. 2. The petitioner seeks reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (a) and LSP 2 1 wp 12417.15.doc (b) which reads thus: (a) That this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other direction or order in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling 

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