BALAJI MHASNAJI DEVKATTE vs DIV. JOINT REGISTRAR LATUR AND OTHERS — WP/10192/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226 AND 227. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 05th May 2026.

CNR: HCBM030329442025

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/24361/2025

Filing Date

11-08-2025

Registration No

WP/10192/2025

Registration Date

13-08-2025

Judge

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR

Coram

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR

Bench Type

Single

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

05th May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226 AND 227
Mah.agri. Produce Mktg.reg.act 1963

Petitioner(s)

BALAJI MHASNAJI DEVKATTE

Adv. UDDHAV LAXMANRAO MOMALE

Respondent(s)

DIV. JOINT REGISTRAR LATUR AND OTHERS

Adv. TRIPATHI MANISH PURUSHOTTAM FOR R.NO 10,TRIPATHI MANISH PURUSHOTTAM FOR R.NO 8,Gangakhedkar Shailendra S FOR R.NO 3,AGP for R. Nos. 1 and 2.,Notice of R. No. 7 is Served.,TRIPATHI MANISH PURUSHOTTAM FOR R.NO 9 1123

DISTRICT DEPUTY REGISTRAR CO OP. SOCIETIES LATUR

DISTRICT DEPUTY REGISTRAR CO OP SOCIETIES CHH. SAMBHAJINAGAR

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE UDGIR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

ZUNJAR GANPATRAO PATIL

HANMANT SOPANRAO SHELKE

BHIVAJI MOTIRAM CHIKHLE

SHYAMRAO SAMRATH DAWALE

DNYANESHWAR VISHWAMBHAR PATIL

PADMAKAR MANOHAR UGILE

SHIVAJIRAO HANUMANTRAO HUDE

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR

18-08-2025

PETITIONS FOR ADMISSION - FRESH CIVIL SIDE MATTERS

04-05-2026

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

20-04-2026

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

06-04-2026

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

21-04-2026

DUE ADMISSION CIVIL

Orders

05-05-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR

Case Summary: WP/10192/2025 The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) quashed the disqualification of petitioner Balaji Devkatte from the post of Director of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Udgir. The court found that authorities erroneously disqualified him under Rule 10(1)(g) of the Maharashtra APMC Election Rules, 2017, which applies to government servants or local authority employees. The court held that private school teachers receiving grant-in-aid cannot be classified as government servants or local authority servants, citing established precedent. However, the court allowed respondents to pursue a fresh disqualification challenge on the alternative ground that the petitioner may not meet the statutory definition of "agriculturist" under the APMC Act, 1963. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/10192/2025 The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) quashed the disqualification of petitioner Balaji Devkatte from the post of Director of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Udgir. The court found that authorities erroneously disqualified him under Rule 10(1)(g) of the Maharashtra APMC Election Rules, 2017, which applies to government servants or local authority employees. The court held that private school teachers receiving grant-in-aid cannot be classified as government servants or local authority servants, citing established precedent. However, the court allowed respondents to pursue a fresh disqualification challenge on the alternative ground that the petitioner may not meet the statutory definition of "agriculturist" under the APMC Act, 1963. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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