MISS. MEENA JASWANT MADAME AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, MUMBAI AND ORS — WP/4894/2025

Case under Other Act Section 226,227. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 06-Sep-2025

CNR: HCBM040191762025

Filing Number

WP/14055/2025

Filing Date

21-Jun-2025

Registration No

WP/4894/2025

Registration Date

22-Aug-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Bench Type

Division

Category

SERVICE MATTERS OTHER THAN ID ACT AND RELATED ENACTMENT ( 35 )

Sub-Category

RECRUITMENT COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT ( 14 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Other Act Section 226,227
Constitution of India

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MISS. MEENA JASWANT MADAME AND ANOTHER

    Adv. P.A. JIBHKATE,LAVANYA S. BORKAR,LAVANYA S. BORKAR, ,NARESH M JIBHAKATE,LAVANYA S. BORKAR

  2. 2.MRS. KANTA JASWANT MADAME

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, MUMBAI AND ORS

    Adv. ,RISHABH R. AGRAWAL,SUYASH R. AGRAWAL 1123

  2. 2.THE COLLECTOR BHANDARA

  3. 3.THE CHIEF OFFICER, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, BHANDARA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, allowed the writ petition and directed the Municipal Council, Bhandara to substitute Petitioner No.1 (daughter, aged 26) in place of Petitioner No.2 (mother, widow of deceased municipal employee) on the compassionate appointment waiting list at the same position, with the proposal to be forwarded within four weeks. The court relied on the Full Bench precedent in *Kalpana wd/o Vilas Taram* establishing that substitution of family members on compassionate appointment lists is permissible and not contrary to the appointment policy's purpose. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

  4. 14-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  5. 17-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  6. 17-Dec-2025

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  7. 10-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  8. 10-Dec-2025

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  9. 13-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  10. 13-Nov-2025

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

  11. 10-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

  12. 10-Oct-2025

    For Admission-Service Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

  13. 19-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

  14. 06-Sep-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  15. 21-Jun-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4894/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, allowed the writ petition and directed the Municipal Council, Bhandara to substitute Petitioner No.1 (daughter, aged 26) in place of Petitioner No.2 (mother, widow of deceased municipal employee) on the compassionate appointment waiting list at the same position, with the proposal to be forwarded within four weeks. The court relied on the Full Bench precedent in *Kalpana wd/o Vilas Taram* establishing that substitution of family members on compassionate appointment lists is permissible and not contrary to the appointment policy's purpose. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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