# DILIP RAMESH NIKAM vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTA THRO. THE SECRETARY

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-05-06
Citation: WP/2383/2026
Petitioner: DILIP RAMESH NIKAM
Respondent: THE STATE OF MAHARASHTA THRO. THE SECRETARY

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

902-WP-4325-2026+.odt 2025. Mr. Parag V. Barde (through V.C.), for the Petitioner in WP/4325/2026 and WP/433/2026. Ms. Padmaja Malgaonkar i/b. Mr. Suresh S. Pakale, Senior Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/834/2026 a/w. connected Writ Petitions. Mr. Sanjeev Kadam a/w. Mr. Prashant Raul, Ms. Varsha Thorat and Mr. Gaurav Pande, for the Petitioners in WP/10270/2025, WP/10271/2025, WPST/27916/2025 and WPST/27732/2025. Mr. Suvidh S. Kulkarni, for the Petitioners WP/3436/2026, WP/3462/2026, WP/3465/2026 and WP/3470/2026, WP/4038/2026,WP/4445/2026, WP/4451/2026, WP/4450/2026, WP/4454/2026, WP/4455/2026, WP/4461/2026, WP/4477/2026, WP/4465/2026, WP/4466/2026, WP/4469/2026, WP/4473/2026, WP/4475/2026, WP/4480/2026, WP/4481/2026, WP/4482/2026, WP/4483/2026, WP/4484/2026, WP/4486/2026, WP/4489/2026, WP/4490/2026, WP/4507/2026, WP/4492/2026, WP/4494/2026, WP/4493/2026, WP/4496/2026, WP/4510/2026, WP/16793/2023, WP/16794/2023, WP/16796/2023, WP/16800/2023, WP/16801/2023, WP/16802/2023, WP/19547/2024, WP/19548/2024, WP/17894/2025, WP/17895/2025, WP/17896/2025 and WP/17897/2025. Ms. Pradnya Talekar (through V.C.) a/w. Mr. Vidyasagar Bhave and Mr. Yogesh Morey i/b. Talekar and Associates, for the 

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