904-931 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 11704 OF 2014 MANISHA NARAYAN HANGE VERSUS THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11242 OF 2014 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11644 OF 2014 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 11701 OF 2014 AND 905 WRIT PETITION NO. 1600 OF 2015 ANUPAMA BALAJI SHINDE VERSUS THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND OTHERS AND 906 WRIT PETITION NO. 10901 OF 2015 VAIJANATH PRABHAKAR RATHOD VERSUS THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 907 WRIT PETITION NO. 10904 OF 2015 RAJENDRA GOVINDRAO GADEKAR VERSUS THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 908 WRIT PETITION NO. 2328 OF 2016 SURYAKANT ARJUNRAO SABLE VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 909 WRIT PETITION NO. 6510 OF 2016 VIJAY SUKLAL BAGUL AND OTHERS VERSUS DHULE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DHULE THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONER arp/ 1/6 904-931 AND 910 WRIT PETITION NO. 670 OF 2017 BHARATKUMAR CHANDRAKANT THADKAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 911 WRIT PETITION NO. 983 OF 2017 DIGAMBER SOPANRAO MUNDE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTR AND OTHERS AND 912 WRIT PETITION NO. 15134 OF 2017 RINA SHRIPRAKASH JAISWAL AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 913 WRIT PETITION NO. 4330 OF 2018 SUYOG MANOHAR JUJGAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 914 WRIT PETITION NO. 11360 OF 2019 DR. VIKAS RAMESH BARATE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 915 WRIT PETITION NO. 14834 OF 2019 ANAND ARUNCHANDRA MENE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 916 WRIT PETITION NO. 2098 OF 2021 SANJAY GOVINDRAO LATPATE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 917 WRIT PETITION NO. 2528 OF 2021 SUJEET DADASAHEB NAIKAL VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS arp/ 2/6 904-931 AND 918 WRIT PETITION NO. 2611 OF 2021 SUNIL NARAYANRAO GUDEWAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 919 WRIT PETITION NO. 2620 OF 2021 RAJESH ANNARAO SONAWANE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 920 WRIT PETITION NO. 2658 OF 2021 PRANITA RAMESHRAO GADEKAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 921 WRIT PETITION NO. 4334 OF 2021 DR SHANKAR DHANSINGH CHAVAN VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 922 WRIT PETITION NO. 4839 OF 2021 SHIVKUMAR LAXMIKANT HAJARE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 923 WRIT PETITION NO. 5104 OF 2021 GOPAL RAMRAO SHINDE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 924 WRIT PETITION NO. 6795 OF 2021 GAJANAN JANARDHAN SHIRALE AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STAET OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 925 WRIT PETITION NO. 9307 OF 2021 SANDIP RAMKISANRAO MUSNE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER arp/ 3/6 904-931 AND 926 WRIT PETITION NO. 9754 OF 2021 ABRAR ALI KHAN M UMAR KHAN PATHAN VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 927 WRIT PETITION NO. 11888 OF 2021 RAJKUMAR GOVINDRAO BODAKE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 928 WRIT PETITION NO. 13392 OF 2021 ROHAN GOPAL DESHMUKH VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 929 WRIT PETITION NO. 13656 OF 2021 SHILPA BHAGWANRAO JADHAV VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 930 WRIT PETITION NO. 14253 OF 2021 SHANKAR BALASAHEB RAUT AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 931 WRIT PETITION NO. 129 OF 2020 BALAJI KESHAVRAO TELANG VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS … • Mr. P.B Jadhav, Mr. Joslyn Menezes, Mr. V.B. Deshmukh, Mr. J.S. Deshmukh, Mr. Arvind Deshmukh, Mr. M.K. Bhosale, Mr. M.R. Kulkarni, Mr. B.N. Gadegaonkar, Mr. G.V. Patil, Mr. V.A. Bagdiya, Mr. M.L. Muthal, Mr. S.R. Bagal, Mr. V.D. Gunale, V.B. Wagh and Mr. M.P. Kale, Advocate for the Petitioners in the respective Writ Petitions. • Mr. K.N. Lokhande, Mr. S.R. Yadav – Lonikar, Mr. N.S. Tekale, AGP for the Respondents - State. arp/ 4/6 904-931 … CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 23rd SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. This Court, by a common judgment and order dated 30.07.2026 passed in Writ Petition No. 1583 of 2015 and connected Writ Petitions, has already decided the issue involved in the present petitions concerning the entitlement of Medical Officers to undertake private practice and the payment of Non-Practising Allowance. 2. It is informed that the aforesaid common judgment and order dated 30.07.2026 has been challenged before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28560 of 2026. It is further informed that the Hon'ble Supreme Court has issued notice and continued the interim protection granted by this Court. 3. Learned Advocate for the petitioners and learned AGP jointly submit that the present Writ Petitions may be disposed of with a direction that the rights of the parties herein shall abide by the final outcome of Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28560 of 2026 pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. 4. In view of the above, the Writ Petitions stand disposed of. The rights and contentions of the parties in these petitions shall abide arp/ 5/6 904-931 by the final outcome of Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28560 of 2026. 5. Interim relief, if any, operating in these Writ Petitions shall continue till the disposal of Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 28560 of 2026, subject to any further orders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] arp/ 6/6