2026:BHC-AS:10646 AGK IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2226 OF 2017 ATUL GANESH Jagannath Mailikarjuna Shinde, KULKARNI Green House, Room No.3, Rathodi Digitally signed by ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Village, Marve Road, Malad (West), Date: 2026.03.05 11:44:01 +0530 Mumbai 400 095 … Petitioner V/s.

1. Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Distributiion Co. Ltd. (H.O.), Prakashgad, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 041

2. The Executive Officer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Limited, Viddyut Bhavan, Sector – 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.

3. Chief Engineer (Kalyan Zone), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Tejashri Building, Kalyan (West), Thane. … Respondents Mr. Sugandh B. Deshmukh with Mr. Bhushan G. Deshmukh, Mr. Aryan M. Deshmukh, Mr. Aniket Kanawade, Ms. Karishma Shinde, Mr. Vaibhav Thorave, and Mr. Irvin D’Souza for the petitioner.

Mr. Prashant Chavan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ravindra Chile, and Mr. Dheer Sampat i/by M.V. Kini &

Co., for respondent Nos.1 to 3.

CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J.

RESERVED ON : FEBRUARY 20, 2026.

PRONOUNCED ON : MARCH 5, 2026 JUDGMENT:

1. By the present writ petition filed under Article