-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.316 OF 2008 NO.316 OF 2008 NO.316 OF 2008 Khashaba D. Patil ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr G.S. Godbole with Mr Nitin Mulye for Petitioner. Mr C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 5, 8 and 9. Mr J. Shekhar i/b M/s J. Shekhar and Co. for Respondent No.10. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND N.D. DESHPANDE JJ. DATE : 23RD APRIL 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. It is common ground that the facts and law involved in this petition in so far as they are relevant for disposing of the petition in the manner in which we propose to do, are identical with the facts and law in writ petition No.315 of 2008, which has been disposed off by order passed today. Therefore, for the reasons recorded in writ petition No.315 of 2008, the order passed by the Scrutiny Committee dated 14th August 2007 challenged in the petition is set aside, the matter is remitted back to the Scrutiny Committee for consideration and decision in accordance with law. The Scrutiny Committee shall decide it as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of six months from today. The order of the Commissioner, Pune dated 25th October 2007, copy of which is at Exh.’S’ to the petition, which is an order made as a consequence of the order of the Scrutiny Committee, is also set aside. Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly -3- authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( N.D. DESHPANDE J.)