ARAVIND KUMAR, N. V. ANJARIA
Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to administrative notification. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments against the legality of kolhapur's designation. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. defense of the notification by respondents. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. court's analysis of statutory provisions. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 5. limits of judicial review in administrative decisions. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 6. implications of articles 14 and 21 on access to justice. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 7. confirmation of the legality of the administrative notification. (Para 53) |
| 8. final conclusion of dismissal. (Para 57) |
JUDGMENT :
ARAVIND KUMAR, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
1. The present writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution assails an administrative notification issued by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay appointing Kolhapur as a place at which the Judges and Division Courts of the said High Court may sit. The impugned notification, bearing No. P.0108/2025 dated 01.08.2025, has been issued on the administrative side of the High Court in exercise of the power conferred by Sect
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