1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.490/2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1957/2010 (Shailendra s/o Kailashchandra Sahu and others vs. State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri R.S. Parsodkar, Advocate for appellants. Shri N.W. Sambre, Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Shri S.P. Dharmadhikari, Senior Advocate with Shri N.S. Bhattad, Advocate for respondent nos. 3 and 4. ---------- CORAM : J.P. DEVADHAR AND A.B. CHAUDHARI, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 13, 2010 Having heard learned Counsel for the rival parties and having perused the impugned judgment passed by the learned Single Judge, we find that this letters patent appeal can be disposed of conveniently with the following order : This letters patent appeal is disposed of maintaining the finding in paragraph (21) of the 2 impugned judgment passed by the learned Single Judge with a further clarification that the Hon'ble Minister shall decide the issue of jurisdiction as a preliminary issue first. JUDGE JUDGE khj