GHANASHYAM R.MHATRE AND ORS. vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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Digitally signed by PRAJAKTA PRAJAKTA SAGAR SAGAR VARTAK 203-WP [email protected] VARTAK Date: 2026.06.20 18:10:34 +0530 Prajakta Vartak IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6559 OF 2006 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2405 OF 2018 1. Ghanashyam R. Mhatre ) 2. Subhash Mahadev Patil ) 3. Rupesh Ramchandra Khaire ) 4. Ravindra Raghunath Dhambre ) 5. Tushar Suresh Khaire ) 6. Augustine John Koli ) 7. Sou. Kanchan Ram Karekar ) 8. Jayesh Ramesh Vatsarak ) 9. Navanath Dhondiba Ingle ) 10. Chandrasingh K. Sunar ) 11. Smt. Geeta Govind Nage ) 12. Ravi Uday Mhatre ) 13. Yadav Hirappa Matmatabade ) 14. Peter Anton Koli ) 15. Ku. Jayvanti H. Bhoir ) 16. Prashant Vasant Patil ) 17. Santosh J. Telenge ) 18. Nitin P. Choudhari ) 19. Vishal S. Swami ) 20. Smt. Manda B. Shivgan ) 21. Mahendra B. Joshi ) All major, Occupation- Service ) residing at and Post Uran, Taluka Uran, ) District Raigad – 400 702 ) ...Petitioners Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra, ) through its Secretary to the Ministry of ) Municipal Administration, having ) office at Mantralaya, Bombay. ) 2. The Director of Municipal ) Administration, ) Maharashtra State, Bombay. ) 3. Deputy Director of Municipal ) Administration ) Nos. 2 and 3 having Office at the ) Page 1 of 12 18 June 2026 203-WP [email protected] Directorate of Municipal Administration ) Government Transport Services ) Bulding, Sir Pochkhanwala Road, ) Worli, Bombay – 400 030. ) 4. Uran Municipal Council, ) having office at Taluka Uran, ) District Raigad 400 702 ) through its Chief Officer. ) ...Respondents _________ Ms. Manjiri S. Parasnis for the Petitioners. Smt. M. P. Thakur, AGP for State. Mr. Prasad Keluskar i/b. Mr. G. H. Keluskar for Respondent No.4. __________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & AARTI SATHE, JJ. DATE: 18 J