1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.1916 OF 2005 Prameela Lade & Ors. ....Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr. S.R. Page for the Petitioners Mr. N. Pandit, Assistant Government Pleader, for the State WITH WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.1981 OF 2005 Beena Ashok Sharma ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr. S.R. Page for the Petitioner Mr. N. Pandit, Assistant Government Pleader, for the State WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2044 OF 2005 2 Ashtabuja Mahila Utkarsh Mnadal & Ors. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr. Subhash Jadhav instructed by M/s. Khaitan & Jayakar for the Petitioners Mr. N. Pandit, Assistant Government Pleader, for the State. CORAM: DALVEER BHANDARI, C.J. & S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATE: AUGUST 12, 2005. P.C. : 1. A bunch of Petitions of Zunka Bhakar Kendrachalak Sanghtana and Zunka Bhakar Kendrachalak Association were disposed of by a comprehensive judgment by the Bench consisting of Hon'ble Mr.Justice B.P. Singh, C.J., and Hon' ble Mr. Justice S.Radhakrishnan on 29th March, 2001. 2. Against that judgment, Special Leave Petition No.8354 of 2001 was preferred before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Their Lordships while issuing notice, directed that an interim arrangement, which was stated by the High Court in paragraph 49 of the judgment, 3 would continue until further orders. This order was passed on 12th May, 2001. The Petition again came up for further directions before Their Lordships on 13th July, 2004. While granting special leave, the Hon'ble Apex Court made it clear that interim orders granted in three Appeals are confined to the Appellants therein. In Writ Petition (Lodging) No.1140 of 2005, a Division Bench consisting of Hon'ble Mr.Justice H.L. Gokhale and Hon' ble Mr.Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari, in view of the order of the Supreme Court, passed the following order on 26th April, 2005 :- “Heard Mr.Jaykar in support of this petition. The petition seeks stay on the removal of the Zunka Bhakar Kendras. A group of petitions was filed earlier in this Court and this Court dismissed those petitions by detailed judgment and order passed on 29th March, 2001. A Special Leave Petition was preferred. Initially a general stay was granted but subsequently the same has been restricted only to those who have filed the SLP. Present petition seeks extension of that stay to all other persons similarly situated. This will amount to review of the order passed by this Court earlier which is already pending in challenge before the Apex Court. In the circumstances presently no ad-interim order. Matter to come up on 13th June, 2005 before which the petitioner may move the Apex Court if so instructed for extension of stay. Mr. Jayakar points out that the 4 subsequent Government Resolution of the State passed in February, 2005 is also under challenge. That will be looked into when the matter is listed”. 3. The Court aptly observed that the stay granted by the Hon'ble Apex Court was confined to the appellants before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Therefore, the same stay cannot be extended to other persons. The Court further mentioned that if the Petitioners are so advised, they may approach the Hon'ble Apex Court for appropriate orders. Since the interim order of the Hon'ble Apex Court was confined only to the appellants who had preferred the Special Leave Petition before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, therefore, it would not be appropriate to extend that relief to the petitioners herein. Consequently, the Petitioners are not entitled for any interim reliefs. In view of the fact that against the judgment of this Court, appeals are pending in the Hon'ble Supreme Court, therefore, no further directions can be given in these petitions. Consequently these Petitions are disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE 5 S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.