Supreme Court - Daily Orders
Rahul Ramesh Wagh vs The State Of Maharashtra on 28 November, 2025
ITEM NO.12 COURT NO.1 SECTION IX
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 19756/2021
[Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 22-10-2021 in WP
No. 11744/2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at
Aurangabad]
RAHUL RAMESH WAGH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. Respondent(s)
(IA No. 145211/2022 - AMENDMENT OF APPEAL / PETITION / I.A., IA No.
145208/2022 - AMENDMENT OF APPEAL / PETITION / I.A., IA No.
23878/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 161602/2021 -
APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 114988/2022 - APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 243223/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/
DIRECTIONS, IA No. 56832/2025 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA
No. 68407/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 243215/2023
- APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 111081/2022 - APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 285274/2025 - APPROPRIATE
ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 56837/2025 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA
No. 107960/2022 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 156051/2021 -
EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No.
107961/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 293556/2025 -
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 19520/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T., IA No. 156052/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA
No. 289164/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 73438/2022 -
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 243218/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T., IA No. 285275/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA
No. 107967/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 235348/2025 -
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 23879/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T., IA No. 235346/2025 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No.
134970/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 14583/2025 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 56833/2025 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 293238/2025 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
114696/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 243221/2023 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 112860/2022 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 56829/2025 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
7458/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 111099/2022 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 47902/2025 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 6134/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
243209/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 47370/2025 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION,
Signature Not Verified
IA No. 28258/2022 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 107957/2022 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.
Digitally signed by
NITIN TALREJA
Date: 2025.11.28
68401/2022
17:11:07 IST
Reason: – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 23089/2025 –
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 419/2022 –
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 8129/2022 - MODIFICATION OF COURT
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ORDER, IA No. 19518/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 156048/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No. 289162/2025 -
PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION, IA No. 46811/2025 -
PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION, IA No. 156049/2021 -
PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS, IA No. 422/2022 -
RECALLING THE COURTS ORDER and IA No. 107965/2022 - RECALLING THE
COURTS ORDER)
WITH
W.P.(C) No. 1316/2021 (X)
(IA No. 28202/2022 - AMENDMENT OF THE PETITION, IA No. 44522/2022 -
APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 157427/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T., IA No. 44897/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.
44523/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 1261/2022 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 44895/2022 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION and IA No. 157430/2021 - STAY APPLICATION)
T.C.(C) No. 25/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 26/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 29/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 28/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 27/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 30/2022 (III)
T.C.(C) No. 31/2022 (III)
MA 323/2022 in SLP(C) No. 20160/2021 (IX)
(IA No. 18311/2022 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION and IA No. 18313/2022
- EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
W.P.(C) No. 141/2022 (X)
(IA No. 31332/2022 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No. 30425/2022
- STAY APPLICATION)
W.P.(C) No. 184/2022 (X)
(IA No. 39000/2022 - EX-PARTE STAY)
W.P.(C) No. 238/2022 (X)
(IA No. 69013/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No.
49985/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 60983/2022 -
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 49974/2022 - GRANT OF INTERIM
RELIEF, IA No. 92911/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
92907/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No. 69012/2022 -
PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
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W.P.(C) No. 207/2022 (X)
(IA No. 49736/2022 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No. 60972/2022
- EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 69654/2022 - PERMISSION TO
FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 43322/2022 -
STAY APPLICATION)
W.P.(C) No. 250/2022 (X)
(IA No. 68626/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No.
60953/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 69028/2022 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 68623/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES and IA No. 169072/2022 -
PERMISSION TO FILE AMENDED WRIT PETITION)
W.P.(C) No. 278/2022 (X)
(IA No. 77916/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.
74532/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 76964/2022 -
INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 74862/2022 - INTERVENTION
APPLICATION, IA No. 126486/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No.
77992/2022 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 77911/2022 –
INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 75226/2022 – INTERVENTION/
IMPLEADMENT and IA No. 127056/2022 - MODIFICATION OF COURT ORDER)
W.P.(C) No. 365/2022 (X)
(IA No. 169363/2022 - PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND
GROUNDS and IA No. 73560/2022 - STAY APPLICATION)
W.P.(C) No. 309/2022 (X)
(IA No. 65095/2022 - STAY APPLICATION)
W.P.(C) No. 650/2022 (X)
(IA No. 137163/2022 - AMENDMENT IN CAUSE TITLE, IA No. 126199/2022
- EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No. 117238/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM
FILING O.T., IA No. 126193/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
W.P.(C) No. 896/2022 (X)
W.P.(C) No. 1001/2022 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 172925/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Diary No(s). 46401/2024 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 271029/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING
THE DEFECTS and IA No. 25488/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
W.P.(C) No. 33/2025 (X)
(IA No. 14916/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
W.P.(C) No. 29/2025 (PIL-W)
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W.P.(C) No. 187/2025 (X)
(IA No. 81448/2025 - AMENDMENT OF THE PETITION and IA No.
56262/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
W.P.(C) No. 471/2025 (PIL-W)
(IA No. 116388/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.
116387/2025 - STAY APPLICATION)
CONMT.PET.(C) No. 774/2025 in W.P.(C) No. 980/2019 (X)
(IA No. 285335/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)
Date : 28-11-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Devdatt Palodkar, Adv.
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Anoop Raj, Adv.
Mr. Chirag Zanwar, Adv.
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Sudhansu S. Choudhari, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Gautami yadav, Adv.
Ms. Pranjal Chapalgaonkar, Adv.
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
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Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Devanshu Yadav, Adv.
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Mr. Deepak Singh, Adv.
Mr. Shantanu M Adkar, Adv.
Mr. Mohit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
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Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Vijay Pal, Adv.
Mr. Shivkumar Raghunath Golwalkar, Adv.
Mr. Umang Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Kumr, Adv.
Mr. Prabhu Razdan, Adv.
Mrs. Nisha Rani, Adv.
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mrs. Niharika Dwivedi, Adv.
Mr. Sattyendra Muley, Adv.
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Abhay Anil Anturkar, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Tank, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Datar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Anil V Anturkar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Devdatt Palodkar, Adv.
Mr. Abhay Anil Anturkar, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Ajgaonkar, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Tank, Adv.
Mr. Aniruddha Awalgaonkar, Adv.
Mr. Sarthak Mehrotra, Adv.
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor, AOR
Mr. Bhagwant Deshpande, Adv.
Ms. Subhi Pastor, Adv.
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
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Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Gopal Shankarnarayan, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Pawan Kumar Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Pankaj Kumar Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Kamal Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Vivek Vishnoi, Adv.
Mr. Sanjeet Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Sudarshan Khawase, Adv.
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Vatsalya Vigya, AOR
Ms. Anzu. K. Varkey, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Rahul Joshi, AOR
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Chandra Prakash, AOR
Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Ms. Surbhi Kapoor , AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR
Ms. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Shirish K. Deshpande, AOR
Ms. Rucha Pravin Mandlik, Adv.
Mr. Raghav Arora, Adv.
Mr. Govind Karwa, Adv.
Mr. Viraj Parakh, Adv.
Mr. Biral Bhanushali, Adv.
Mr. Abhay Kshirsagar, Adv.
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Mr. Ayush Choudhary, Adv.
Mr. Kartik Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Gautam Awasthi, AOR
Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. B Lakshmi Pallesh, Adv.
Mr. Sudip Chandra, Adv.
Mr. Harshvardhan Karande, Adv.
Ms. Aditi, Adv.
Mr. Narender Rao Thaneer, Adv.
Mr. Jairnal Singh, Adv.
Mr. Varun Singh, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Maver, Adv.
Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, Adv.
Dr. Ritu Bhardwaj, Adv.
Ms. Deepika, Adv.
For Respondent(s): Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Harmeet Singh Ruprah, D.A.G.
Mr. Abhimanyu Singh -g.a., Adv.
Mr. Chinmoy Chaitanya, Adv.
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
Mr. B. Dhananjay, Adv.
Mr. Naman Tandon, Adv.
Ms. Srishty Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Kartik Seth, Adv.
Ms. Shilpa Saini, Adv.
Mr. Raghav Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Shubhankar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Lakshmi Kant Srivastava, Adv.
Mr. K. M. Abish, Adv.
Mr. Ashutosh Anand, Adv.
M/s Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Mr. Shantanu M Adkar, Adv.
Mr. Mohit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General
Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
Ms. Salonee Paranjape, Adv.
Ms. Chitransha Singh Sikarwar, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Sheetal Patil, Adv.
Dr. Rajasaheb Patil, Adv.
Mrs. Supriya Wankhede, Adv.
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
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Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.R. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Rishabh Singh, Adv.
Mr. Narender Hooda, Adv.
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. B Lakshmi Pallesh, Adv.
Ms. Tannu, Adv.
Mr. Mahesh Karande, Adv.
Mr. Gaurav Maver, Adv.
Mr. T.n Rao, Adv.
Mr. Jairnal Singh, Adv.
Ms. Aditi, Adv.
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
Ms. Prabhleen A. Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Ayush Acharjee, Adv.
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
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Mr. Abhay Anil Anturkar, Adv.
Mr. Dhruv Tank, Adv.
Mr. Bhagwant Deshpande, Adv.
Ms. Subhi Pastor, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Sheetal Patil, Adv.
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
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Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Dinesh P Rajbhar, Adv.
Mr. Kunal Singh, Adv.
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Mohammed Shahrukh, Adv.
Ms. Varsha Chaudhary, Adv.
Mr. Shivam Singh, Adv.
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Sheetal Patil, Adv.
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Kishor Lambat, Adv.
Ms. Suja Joshi, Adv.
Ms. Kashmira Lambat, Adv.
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
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M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
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Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Nishant Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ankur Savadikar, Adv.
Mr. Mayur Saavarkar, Adv.
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Raunaq Dalal, Adv.
Mr. Sukhinder Singh, Adv.
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi, AOR
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Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
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Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Mr. Ankit Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Vaishnavi Srivastava, Adv.
Mr. Anant Prakash, Adv.
Ms. Indira Jaisingh, Sr. Adv.
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Pawan Kumar Shukla, Adv.
Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Amit Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Sardana, Adv.
Mr. Jitesh Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Jagadish Kumar Jha, Adv.
Mr. Bhavya Goyal, Adv.
Mr. Sk Warish Ali, Adv.
Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR
Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR
Mr. Amol Nirmalkumar Suryawanshi, AOR
M/S. Chambers Of Kartik Seth, AOR
Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Ms. Alpana Sharma, AOR
Mr. Amrish Kumar, AOR
Dr. Arvind S. Avhad, AOR
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR
M/S. Dr. R.r. Deshpande And Associates, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
Mr. Shashibhushan P. Adgaonkar, AOR
Mr. Nishanth Patil, AOR
Mr. Ranbir Singh Yadav, AOR
Mr. Kailas Bajirao Autade, AOR
M/S. Lambat & Legiteam, AOR
Mr. Randhir Kumar Ojha, AOR
Mr. Shakul Ghatole, Adv.
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Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Samrat Krishnarao Shinde, AOR
Mr. Ravindra Sadanand Chingale, AOR
Ms. Sumbul Ausaf, Adv.
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Sdanjay Kumar Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Deepkaran Dalal, AOR
Ms. Mehaak Jaggi , AOR
Mr. Anant Prakash, AOR
Mr. Arpit Gupta, AOR
Mr. Shantanu Krishna, AOR
Dr. Vinod Kumar Tewari, AOR
Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR
Mr. B Dhananjay, Adv.
Mr. Anilendra Pandey, AOR
Mr. Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Sattyendra Muley, Adv.
Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR
For Intervenor
Ms. Shivani A. Gautam, Adv.
Mr. Sumit R. Pal, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. We have briefly heard learned Senior Counsel/Counsel for the parties regarding the issues that arise in these matters concerning the local-bodies elections in the State of Maharashtra.
2. In deference to the directions issued on the previous date, Mr. Balbir Singh, learned Senior Counsel representing the State Election Commission, Maharashtra has submitted a brief note for our consideration.
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3. It emerges therefrom that there are a total of 246 Municipal Councils and 42 Nagar Panchayats where the election process has already commenced; nominations have been filed and the voting is set to take place on 02.12.2025.
4. It is further pointed out that there are only 40 Municipal Councils out of the total 246 where the reservation is exceeding 50%. Similarly, there are 17 out of 42 Nagar Panchayats where the reservation beyond 50% has exceeded.
5. He also explains that there are in total 29 Municipal Corporations, 32 Zila Parishads and 336 Panchayat Samitis where the election process has not commenced.
6. Taking into consideration the issues that are likely to arise for consideration, these matters are ordered to be listed before a three-Judge Bench, initially on 21.01.2026.
7. Meanwhile, the elections of Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats may take place as per the notified schedule. However, it is clarified that the result of the 40 Municipal Councils and 17 Nagar Panchayats where the reservation breaches the 50% limit, shall be subject to the final outcome of these proceedings.
8. As far as the Municipal Corporations are concerned, we are informed that only two Municipal Corporations will have reservations exceeding 50%. That being the case, we direct that the elections of the Municipal Corporations be also notified without any delay and the same shall be conducted at the earliest. The outcome of those two municipal corporations where the reservation exceeds 50% shall necessarily be subject to the outcome of these proceedings.
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9. Lastly, in respect of the 32 Zila Parishads and 336 Panchayat Samitis, it is directed that wherever the reservation does not exceed the 50% mark, let the elections be held in accordance with our previous orders.
10. For the purpose of completion and circulation of pleadings, apart from submission of the proposed questions of law that would fall for our consideration, both sides have nominated Mr. Amol B. Karande, learned AOR and Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, learned counsel as nodal Counsel(s). They shall do the needful, and complete the pleadings before 09.01.2026.
(NITIN TALREJA) (PREETHI T.C.)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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