Suresh Baliram Chaudhari And Others vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others

ik-171738265 Bombay High Court 7 March 2026 • WRIT PETITION NO. 12046 OF 2018 • 7 min read

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Case Significance

Suresh Baliram Chaudhari And Others vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-171738265). Writ petition by project-affected persons (PAP) of MAHAGENCO's Deepnagar thermal power station at Bhusawal, Jalgaon, challenging the policy requiring surrender of PAP certificates after age 45. The petitioners had received PAP certificates for employment reservation but could not secure jobs before reaching 45 years and were given training and stipend instead. The Court dismissed the petition finding the policy not unreasonable — the certificate only provided reservation benefit in recruitmen The bench comprised Justices Kishore C. Sant and Sushil M. Ghodeswar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Kishore C. Sant.

Summary

Writ petition by project-affected persons (PAP) of MAHAGENCO's Deepnagar thermal power station at Bhusawal, Jalgaon, challenging the policy requiring surrender of PAP certificates after age 45. The petitioners had received PAP certificates for employment reservation but could not secure jobs before reaching 45 years and were given training and stipend instead. The Court dismissed the petition finding the policy not unreasonable — the certificate only provided reservation benefit in recruitment, not automatic employment, and the Government Resolution of 2009 already relaxed the age limit to 45.

What was the outcome of Suresh Baliram Chaudhari And Others vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others?

Writ petition by project-affected persons (PAP) of MAHAGENCO's Deepnagar thermal power station at Bhusawal, Jalgaon, challenging the policy requiring surrender of PAP certificates after age 45. The pe...

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