1 117-WP-3473-2026 (C) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3473 OF 2026 Dr Rupali Sujit Bendre & Ors. …...Petitioners Vs. The State Of Maharashtra & Ors. …...Respondents ….. Mr. Rushikesh Barge, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. Vishwanath Talkute, Advocate for the Respondents. Mr. Sanjay D. Rayrikar, AGP for Respondent-State. ….. CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 5TH OCTOBER, 2026. ORDER : 1. The petitioner is assailing the order dated 22.04.2022 passed by the learned Minister, whereby the appeal was allowed and the orders passed by the Chief Officer, Zilla Parishad, Satara, were set aside. 2. Mr. Vishwanath Talkute, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 5 to 8, on instructions from his clients, would submit that he concedes that no reasons have been recorded by the learned Minister while passing the impugned order. 3. I have considered the submissions of both the learned counsel 2 117-WP-3473-2026 (C) on the merits of the matter as well as on the manner in which the impugned order has been passed. The Block Development Officer and the Chief Executive Officer recorded findings against respondent nos. 5 to 8. However, those findings have not been dealt with by the learned Minister in an objective manner. 4. The impugned order lacks reasons and application of mind. It would be appropriate to remand the matter to the learned Minister so as to have an objective scrutiny after considering the submissions of the parties and the material on record, as well as the material proposed to be placed on record. 5. The writ petition is partly allowed by quashing the impugned order and relegating the parties to learned Minister decide afresh on its own merits after extending an opportunity of hearing. [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME J. ] Suresh