43.WP8668.2023.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8668 OF 2023 Rushikesh s/o. Ravindra Jadhav & Ors. … Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents. **** Ms. Vaishali B. Suryawanshi, for Petitioner. Ms. P.M. J. Deshpande, AGP, for Respondent/State. **** CORAM: NITIN W. SAMBRE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATED : 27th JANUARY, 2025 P.C:- 1. By this Petition, the Petitioners assail the orders dated 31.01.2022 and 31.01.2023 passed by the Respondent Nos. 3 and 2 respectively. The grievance of the Petitioners basically is that the Respondent No. 2 has not considered the document of pre-constitutional period i.e. document dated 2nd April, 1923. 2. We have perused the order dated 31.01.2022 passed by the Respondent No. 3 wherein the Respondent No. 3 has made the following observations with reference to the said document. Talwalkar 1 ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Digitally signed by ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Date: 2025.01.29 11:41:49 +0530 43.WP8668.2023.odt The observation is prescribed in verbatim. " सदरहू अ़्द र ाय चे आ़्बा ाय चे ़्न्म मरणा चे उता र पा हूता , सदरचे उता र हू मने खने पार ता . अ्कलकोट जि़्. सल पार ाय थील असल्ाय चे दिदसने ाय ता आहू . त्ाय मध्ाय महू द व कोळी अशी ़् ता नेमद आहू . त्ाय मध्ाय ़्न्म दिदने को 02/04/1923 अस नेमद आहू . पाणा सदरचे पा'र व हू ाय उपादिवभा गा ताल दिदस'ने ाय ता ने हू. तास चे ाय पा'र व्ाय शिशीव ाय ाय उपादिवभा गाताल रदिहूव स बा बाताचे पा'र व स दर को ल ने हूता. सदरहू पा'र व म दिनेाय दिदने को पाव,चे आहू . ताथी पा सदरहू पा'र व्ाय व्ायतितारिर्व कोळी महू द व अने'सतिचेता ़्म ता असल ने जिसध्द कोरणा र तास चे अ़्द र हू अन्ाय कोणाता हू सबाळी पा'र व स दर कोरू शीकोल ल ने हूता.” 3. Reasons given by the Respondent No. 3 for refusing to consider the said document dated 2nd April, 1923 are erroneous. 4. In view of the above, the conclusions of the Respondent No. 3 with reference to the document dated 2nd April, 1923 in the orders impugned are quashed and set aside. Consequently, the orders in Appeal dated 31st January, 2023 passed by the Respondent No. 2, impugned are also quashed and set aside. 5. The matter is remanded to the Respondent No. 3 for Talwalkar 2 43.WP8668.2023.odt reconsideration of document dated 2nd April, 1923. 6. The Respondent No. 3 is directed to consider the case on its own merits after hearing the parties. The respondent No. 3 shall endeavour to dispose of the proceedings at the earliest and at any rate by 30th April, 2025. 7. The Petition is partly allowed. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.) Talwalkar 3