(1.) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith.
(2.) Heard finally with consent.
(3.) Heard Mr. Parag Rao with Mr. Ajay Menon and Mr. Rishikesh Vazarkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Siddharth V. Naik, learned Counsel for respondent No.3 and Mr. V. Sardessai, learned Additional Government Advocate for Respondent- State in WP No.923/2024(F) and WP No.924/2024(F) and Ms. Sapna Mordekar, learned Additional Government Advocate for Respondent- State in WP No.925/2024(F).