1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.258 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3975 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Suresh Bajarang Powar & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.259 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3991 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Vidya Nandkumar Kadam & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.260 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3988 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Sanjana Balaso Patil & ors. ...Respondents. 2 AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.261 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3987 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Vilas Dhyannu Chougale & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.262 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3979 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Manohar Vishnue Kadam & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.263 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3986 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Pradeep Pandurang Rokade & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.264 OF 2007 3 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3983 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Krishnath Mahadev Patil & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.265 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3965 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Jeevan Shivajirao Mithari & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.266 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3984 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Dilip Shamrao Mohite & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.267 OF 2007 IN 4 WRIT PETITION NO.3977 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Chandrashekhar Mahadev Ransinghe & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.268 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3989 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Dattatraya Anandrao Patil & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.269 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3966 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Salim Mubarak Sande & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.270 OF 2007 IN 5 WRIT PETITION NO.3993 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Pandit Narhari Yadav & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.271 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3976 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Nitin Prabhakar Pachindre & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.272 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3994 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Madan Shankarrao Yadav & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.273 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3971 OF 2006 6 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Prakash Malgonda Patil & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.274 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3968 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Sambhaji Dnyannu Chougale & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.275 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3972 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Archana Prakash Powar & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.276 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3985 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. 7 vs. Manoj Ramrao Chavan & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.277 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3978 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Babaso Sitaram Nikam & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.278 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3980 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Amar Prataprao Bagal & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.279 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3970 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. 8 Sanjay Nivruti Bhosale & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.280 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3990 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Krishna Govind Mane & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.281 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3982 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Dilip Sadashiv Jagtap & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.282 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3969 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Sadanand Baburao Patil & ors. ...Respondents. 9 AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.283 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3981 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Raviraj Balwant Vadgaonkar & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.284 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3967 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Bashir MahmadHanif Shaikh & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.285 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3992 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Rajaram Hindurao Mane & ors. ...Respondents. AND 10 LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.286 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3973 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Ajit Ramchandra Mohite & ors. ...Respondents. AND LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.287 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO.3974 OF 2006 Kolhapur Municipal Corpn. & Anr. ...Appellants. vs. Ashok Bhikaji Mahadik & ors. ...Respondents. --- Mr.S.S.Patwardhan, for Appellants. Mr.M.S.Topkar, for Respondent no.1. CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATED: 27th NOVEMBER,2007. 11 P.C.:- Heard the learned Counsel appearing for both the sides. Apart from the fact that the appeal itself may not be maintainable because the order is passed by the learned Single Judge under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, on merit also we see no reason to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge. We find that similarly circumstanced nine employees who admittedly were junior to the present respondents have been given permanent employment by the Corporation. Hence, the letters patent appeals are rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M.KANADE,J.) ---