The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary vs. Kamlesh Dhakal Thakhne

COURT NO.16

SECTION IX

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No. 11449/2025

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 30-08-2024 in WP No. 5611/2020 passed by the High Court of Judicature at <pre>Bombay at Aurangabad]</pre>

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

MAULA HUSAN TAMBOLI & ANR.

Respondent $(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION, I.R., IA No. 79793/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 79794/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 79795/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH

Diary No(s). 11410/2025 (IX) (IA No. 79352/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 79355/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 79357/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11403/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSIONM, I.R., IA No. 79743/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 79745/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 79746/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11283/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R., IA NO. 80073/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80074/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80076/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14065/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R., IA NO. 80061/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80062/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80064/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diarv No(s). 14337/2025 (IX) Summers No. 80479/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. RESORT 81/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT 21:56: PIST<br>Reason PIST No. 80482/2025 PERMISSION $\mathbf{TO}$ FILE $\mathcal{L}^{\mathcal{L}}$ ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14324/2025 (IX)

(IA No. 79303/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 79304/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 79306/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11406/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 79835/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 79834/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 79836/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11444/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80473/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80474/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80476/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11408/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 80079/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80080/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80081/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14060/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80618/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80619/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80620/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14068/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R., IA No. 80360/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING,IA No. 80361/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80362/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11437/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80543/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80545/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80564/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11452/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 80546/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING,IA No. 80547/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80548/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

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Diary No(s). 11413/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80534/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING,IA No. 80535/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80536/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11404/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80779/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80780/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No.80781/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14042/2025 (IX) (IA No. 81545/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 81546/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 81547/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11284/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 81536/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 81537/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 81538/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11451/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 80561/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING,IA No. 80562/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80563/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11439/2025 (IX) (IA No. 80566/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 80568/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 80570/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11282/2025 (IX) (IA No. 81164/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 81166/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 81168/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11438/2025 (IX) (IA No. 81371/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 81373/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 81375/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14082/2025 (IX) (IA No. 82320/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82321/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82322/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14020/2025 (IX) (IA No. 82423/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82426/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82427/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14323/2025 (IX) (IA No. 82195/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82196/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82198/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 11454/2025 (IX) (IA No. 82173/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, AND IA No. 82175/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82178/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15988/2025 (IX) (IA No. 83026/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 83028/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 83030/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 16000/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 82133/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82134/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82135/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14034/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 82961/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82962/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 82963/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14348/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R.,IA No. 82181/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 82182/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 82183/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15994/2025 (IX) (FOR ADMISSION, I.R., IA No. 83044/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 83045/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 83047/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No. 11449/2025. (IA No. 84318/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 84319/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 84320/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

WITH Diary No(s). 14054/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85334/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 85335/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85337/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15989/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85946/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 85947/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85948/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15992/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85114/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No.85115/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85116/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 14072/2025 (Item No.64 & batch) (IA No. 84318/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 84319/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 84320/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH Diary No(s). 14054/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85334/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 85335/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85337/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15989/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85946/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 85947/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85948/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Diary No(s). 15992/2025 (IX) (IA No. 85114/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 85115/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND IA No. 85116/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 07-04-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today.

	CORAM :
		HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL
		HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA
		For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
		Mr. S Dharmadhikari, Adv.
		Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
		Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
		Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
		Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv.
		For Respondent(s) :Mr. Pramod Kulkarni, Adv.
		Ms. Medha Patel, Adv.
		Mr. Sudhanshu Kaushesh, Adv.
		Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

1. Petitioners lay challenge to the judgment and order dated 30-08-2024/4.10.2024(correction order) in WP No. 5611/2020 titled "Maula Husan Tamboli Vs. The State of Mahrashtra & Ors." and other connected petitions passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad.

2 Delay condoned.

3. Learned counsel for the Caveator invites our attention to the order of dismissal of the Special Leave Petitions [SLP (C) No. 8395 of 2021 and connected matters] on 23.03.2022.

4. We find that in similar cases Dy. No. 11272/2025, etc., this Court on 01.04.2025 has passed the following order :

"1. Petitioners challenge the judgment and order dated 30.08.2024/04.10.2024 (Correction Order) in WP No.1913/2024 along with other connected petitions passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad, titled "Navnath Bhaskar Dive and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others".

2. Delay condoned.

3. Issue notice, returnable on 13.05.2025.

4. Dasti service, in addition, is permitted. Let steps for service be taken within two weeks.

5. In the notice itself let it be mentioned that the respondents are required to file the counter affidavit before the next date of listing. 6. In the meanwhile, there shall be stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the judgment and order dated 30.08.2024/04.10.2024 (Correction Order) in WP No.1913/2024 along with other connected petitions passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad, titled "Navnath Bhaskar Dive and Another vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others".

5. Issue notice.

6. Dasti service, in addition, is permitted to unrepresented respondents. Steps for service be taken within two weeks.

7. Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, learned Advocate on Record accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1 in Dy.No.14065/2025,Dy. No.11406/2025, Dy.No.11437/2025, Dy. No.11452/2025, Dy. No.11413/2025, Dy. No.11284/2025 and Dy. No.14082/2025.

8. Counter affidavit by the appearing respondent(s)be filed within two weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed within one week thereafter.

9. In the notice itself let it be mentioned that unrepresented respondents are required to file their counter affidavit before the next date of listing.

10. In the meantime, there shall be stay of further proceedings pursuant to the judgment and order dated 30-08-2024/04.10.2024 (Correction Order) passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad in WP No. 5611/2020 titled "Maula Husan Tamboli Vs. the State of Maharashtra & Ors.and other connected petitions."

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11. Tag with SLP (C) Dy. No. 11272 of 2025. 12. In the rejoinder affidavit, the petitioner(s) shall categorically deal with the submission made by the learned counsel.

(RAJNI MUKHI) (ANU BHALLA) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)