10-PIL-180-2014.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 180 OF 2014 Mr. Ramesh Jijaba Shinde And Ors … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra And Ors … Respondents —————— Mr. S. Mujawar, Ms. Siddhi Diwan a/w Mr. Asim Sarode (Through VC) for the Petitioners. Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : M. S. Karnik & Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ. Date : December 11, 2025. P. C. : 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioners. 2. The Petitioners submitted that, in view of the exhaustive report iled, appropriate action should be taken against those responsible for causing loss to the public exchequer and that appropriate action should also be initiated with regard to the allegations of corruption levelled by the Petitioners in connection with the purchase of the generator. He submitted that the loss caused ought to be recovered from the contractor. Shubham Talle 1 of 4 TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Digitally signed by TALLE SHUBHAM ASHOKRAO Date: 2025.12.12 19:42:43 +0530 10-PIL-180-2014.doc 3. The Petitioners, who are public-spirited persons, have therefore prayed for the following reliefs in this petition. “A. Directions may be given to the Respondents to on the Generators submit report purchased by the Chiplun Nagarparishad during the year 2007 to 2014. B. Directions may be given to the Respondents to submit details with oicial documents regarding purchase of diesel and its utilization since the year 2007 to 2014. C. Directions may be given to Respondents to submit history books and log books of the vehicles owned by Chiplun Nagar Parishad. D. Directions may be given to the Respondents to submit purchase record of MS/G2 pipes for the water puriication, transmission and supply project. E. Directions may kindly be given to submit record of scrap material sold by the Respondent No.1 during the year 2007 to 2014. F. A Committee may be formed to verify and investigate the above-mentioned record minutely and to submit the report regarding this veriication and investigation mentioning clearly the names of guilty persons for this irregularity, mismanagement and corruption and appropriate action be taken against them. G. Directions may be given to concerned police at Chiplun to register FIR against the persons/staf of Chiplun Nagar Parishad who are involved and found to be guilty persons for corruption as per investigation and veriication and book them under strict provisions of law.” 4. The Assistant Regional Director of Municipal Administration, Konkan Region, Konkan Bhavan, Navi Mumbai, in view of the orders dated 18th September 2014 and 5th February 2015 of this Court, has Shubham Talle 2 of 4 10-PIL-180-2014.doc submitted a fact-inding report regarding the allegations made in the petition. Accordingly, an inquiry was conducted by the Assistant Regional Director of Municipal Administration based on the issued allegations, and a detailed report has been submitted, which is placed on record at pages 484 onwards. 5. We ind the report to be exhaustive. The report, therefore, adequately deals with the allegations made by the Petitioners. 6. In such view of the matter, although it may not be possible for us to conduct a roving inquiry into the reliefs sought by the Petitioner, considering the fact-inding report which reveals several irregularities in the matter of the purchase of the generator, etc appropriate action is necessary as the report needs to be taken to its logical conclusion. 7. We therefore direct the Director of Municipal Administration, Konkan Division, Navi Mumbai, to examine the report and the indings, based on which appropriate action against those responsible for the breaches, irregularities, and loss to the public exchequer be initiated. 8. If the Director of Municipal Administration is of the opinion that criminal action is warranted after examining the fact-inding report, it is expected that the Director shall take appropriate steps in that regard as well. It is also open to the Petitioners to act upon the fact-inding report and seek such remedies as may be available in law. Shubham Talle 3 of 4 10-PIL-180-2014.doc 9. The Director of Municipal Administration is directed to examine the fact-inding report expeditiously and take the same to its logical conclusion, within a period of four months from the date of communication of this order. 10. We do not propose to keep the PIL petition pending, while reserving the liberty of the Petitioner to approach this Court at a later stage, if required. 11. The PIL is disposed of. [ Ajit B. Kadethankar, J. ] [ M. S. Karnik, J. ] Shubham Talle 4 of 4