1 WP8122-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8122/2026 (SANTOSHI LILADHAR EKONKAR VERSUS MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, NAGPUR) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Ms K.G. Badani, counsel for the petitioner. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 08 , 2026 . P. C. Heard Ms K.G. Badani, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondent-Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Nagpur for granting compassionate appointment to the petitioner. 3. Ms K.G. Badani, learned counsel for the petitioner has invited our attention to the application dated 03.06.2020 whereby the petitioner has applied to the respondent no.1 for such appointment on compassionate basis in place of her deceased husband late Liladhar Prabhakar Ekonkar who expired on 14.05.2020 in harness. The aforesaid application is at Record Page No.24, Annexure-E. The learned counsel for the petitioner tenders across the bar a copy of the communication dated 23.09.2026 issued by the respondent no.1 after filing of the present writ petition. 4. A perusal of the aforesaid communication reveals that the respondent no.2 is in process of adjudicating the aforesaid claim of the petitioner. Also, the fact remains that the respondent no.3 has raised an objection for grant of such appointment. 2026:BHC-NAG:13573-DB 2 WP8122-26.odt 5. In view of above, the respondent nos.1 and 2 are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid application dated 03.06.2020 submitted by the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate basis within stipulated period of eight weeks from the date of production of order of this Court. Needless to mention that we have not observed anything on merits of the matter and the respondent nos.1 and 2 shall decide the aforesaid claim of the petitioner on its own merits and in accordance with law and after granting an opportunity of hearing to the respondent no.3. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 6. The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms. No costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 09/10/2026 19:41:57