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HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
SADANAND GANGADHAR HABBU – Appellant
Versus
SHRI SIDDHESHWAR DEOSTHAN PANCH COMMITTEE AND ORS – Respondent
WP 4138/2006
['SHRI SUGANDH B DESHMUKH', 'SHRI G H KELUSKAR', '', '', 'AND', '', 'GIRISH S GODBOLE', 'GOVERNMENT PLEADER', 'M/S THAKORDAS & MADGAVKAR', '', '', 'amp', 'SHRI GIRISH S GODBOLE', 'SHRI ASHUTOSH M KULKARNI', 'SHRI R S ALANGE']
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IN
THE
HIGH
COURT
OF
JUDICATURE
AT
BOMBAY
CIVIL
APPELLATE
JURISDICTION
WRIT
WRIT
WRIT
PETITION
NO.
4138
OF
2006
PETITION
NO.
4138
OF
2006
PETITION
NO.
4138
OF
2006
Shri Sadanand Gangadhar Habbu
..Petitioner
Vs.
Shri
Sidheshwar
Devasthan
Panch
Committee, Solapur and ors.
..Respondents
Mr. A.V. Anturkar with Mr. S.B. Deshmukh for
petitioner.
Dr. Virendra Tulzapurkar, Senior Counsel with Mr.G.S.
Godbole for the respondent nos.1 to 7.
Mr.
V.A.
Thorat,
Senior
Counsel
with
Mr.Vaibhav
A.
Sugdare i/by M/s. Thakordas Madgavkar for respondent
nos.9, 14, 16 and 17.
Mr. N.V. Walawalkar, Senior Counsel with Mr. G.H.
Keluskar for respnodent nos.10 to 13 and 15.
Mr. A.A. Kulkarni with Mr. A.M. Kulkarni for
respondent no.19.
Ms. V. Mhaispurkar, AGP for respondent nos.8 and 18.
WITH
WITH
WITH
WRIT
WRIT
WRIT PETITION NO. 4205 OF 2006
PETITION NO. 4205 OF 2006
PETITION NO. 4205 OF 2006
Ramappa R. Habbu and ors.
..Petitioners
Vs.
Shri Sidheshwar Devasthan Panch
Committee, Solapur and ors.
..Respondents
Mr.
V.A.
Thorat,
Senior
Counsel
with
Mr.
Vaibhav
A.
Sugdare i/by M/s. Thakordas Madgavkar for the
petitioners.
Dr. Virendra Tulzapurkar, Senior Counsel with Mr.
G.S. Godbole for respondent nos.1 to 7.
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Mr. A.V. Antrukar with Mr. S.B. Deshmukh for the
respondent no.13.
Mr. N.V. Walawalkar, Senior Counsel with Mr. G.H.
Keluskar for respondent nos.9 to 12 and 14.
Mr. A.A. Kumbhakoni with Mr. A.M. Kularni for
respondent no.16.
Ms. V. Mhaispurkar, AGP for respondent no.8.
WITH
WITH
WITH
WRIT
WRIT
WRIT PETITION NO. 4637 OF 2006
PETITION NO. 4637 OF 2006
PETITION NO. 4637 OF 2006
Chandrashekhar M. Habbu and Ors.
..Petitioners
Vs.
Shri Sidheshwar Devasthan Panch
Committee, Solapur, through its
President, Solapur and ors.
..Respondents
Mr. N.V. Walawalkar, Senior Counsel with Mr. G.H.
Keluskar and Mr. K.K. Pandit for petitioners.
Dr. Virendra Tulzapurkar, Senior Counsel with Mr.
G.S. Godbole for the respnodent nos.1 to. 7.
Mr.
V.A.
Thorat,
Senior
Counsel
with
Mr.
Vaibhav
A.
Sugdare i/by M/s. Thakordas Madgavkar for respondent
nos.9 to 12.
Mr. A.A. Kumbhakoni with Mr. A.M. Kulkarni for
respondent no.16.
Ms. V. Mhaispurkar, AGP for respondent nos.8 and 14.
CORAM:
CORAM:
CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.
B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.
B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.
Date
Date
Date of Reserve : August 08, 2006.
of Reserve : August 08, 2006.
of Reserve : August 08, 2006.
Date
Date
Date of Pronouncement : August 24, 2006.
of Pronouncement : August 24, 2006.
of Pronouncement : August 24, 2006.
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P.C.
P.C.
P.C. : : :
1.
These petitions challenge the order passed by
the
Joint
Charity
Commissioner,
Latur
in
Inquiry
(Application
/
Civil
Misc.
Application)
No.30
of
2002
and
duly
confirmed
in
Civil
Misc.
Appeal
No.110
of
2003
which
came
to
be
dismissed
by
the
learned
Additional District Judge at Solapur vide Judgment and
Order dated 25/4/2006.
2.
Shri Sidheshwar Devasthan and its Panch
Committee
filed
an
Application
No.30
of
2002
under
Section
41A
read
with
Section
41E
of
the
Bombay
Public
Trusts
Act,
1950
(
the
Act
for
short
)
and
the
said
application
was
allowed
by
the
Joint
Charity
Commissioner on 23/7/2003 by the following
directions:-
"Respondents
are
hereby
restrained
from
collecting
amount
by
installing
gift
boxes/danpetya
at
any
places.e.
inside
or
outside
of
Gabhara
or
in
the
premises
of
the
temple
of
Shri
Siddheshwar
Deosthan,
Solapur
under
Section
41
E
of
the
B.P.T.
Act,
1950.
Respondents
a
