PDP 903-WP-7879-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7879 OF 2026 Dattaram Laxman Andher & Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6520 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 7879 OF 2026 DGS Township Private Limited .. Applicant In the matter between: Dattaram Laxman Andher & Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6524 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 7879 OF 2026 Deena Pramod Baldota .. Applicant In the matter between: Dattaram Laxman Andher & Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents 1 PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Digitally signed by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date: 2026.10.16 10:50:41 +0530 PDP 903-WP-7879-2026.doc ... Mr. Ashish Kamath, Senior Advocate a/w Pradeep Thorat, Aditi Naikare, Aniesh Jadhav for the Petitioners. Mrs. Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader and Mr. Piyush Pande, “B” PNL for Respondent Nos.1 to 3-State. Mr. Devansh Shah a/w Santosh Pathak, Harsh Tripathi i/by Law Origin for Applicant/Intervener in IA/6520/2026. Mr. Satish Modi for Applicant/Intervener in IA/6524/2026. ... CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. DATE : 15th OCTOBER, 2026. P.C. : IA/6520/2026 & IA/6524/2026: 1. At the outset, learned Senior Advocate for the Petitioners placed on record the Order dated 9th October, 2026 passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.31479 of 2026, wherein the Apex Court has expedited Writ Petition No.7879 of 2026, pending before this Court. The learned Senior Advocate submits that since there is an urgency, the matter be heard at an early date. 2. Two Interim Applications, being Interim Application Nos.6520 of 2026 and 6524 of 2026, have been filed by the Applicant/Intervener for impleading them as party-Respondents. 3. We have heard the learned Counsel for the respective parties. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we find that both 2 PDP 903-WP-7879-2026.doc the Applicants have locus to be impleaded in the instant Writ Petition. Hence, both the Interim Applications are allowed. Petitioners are directed to implead both the Applicants in the Writ Petition by carrying out necessary amendment within a week. Re-verification is dispensed with. 4. Accordingly, both the Interim Applications stand Disposed Of. WP/7879/2026: 5. Issue Notice to the Respondents, returnable on 18th November, 2026 at 3.00 p.m. Accordingly, Petitioners to take steps in this regard in the Registry. 6. Learned Government Pleader waives service of Notice on behalf of Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Devansh Shah, learned Counsel, waives service on behalf of newly added Respondent - DGS Township Private Limited. Mr. Satish Modi, learned Counsel, waives service of Notice on behalf of newly added Respondent - Deena Pramod Baldota. Petitioners to serve copy of the amended Petition on all the Respondents. 7. In addition to the Court Notice, Petitioners are permitted to serve the unserved Respondents by all permissible modes and file Affidavit of Service before the next date of hearing. 3 PDP 903-WP-7879-2026.doc 8. Affidavit-in-Reply be filed within three weeks. Rejoinder- Affidavit, if any, may be filed within one week thereafter. 9. On the next date, the parties are at liberty to press for interim relief. 10. Stand over to 18th November, 2026 at 3.00 p.m. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] 4