Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 21-08-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: United Nurses Association (Petitioner) vs. State of Maharashtra & Others (Respondents).
- Petition No.: Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No.545/2020, filed concerning the service conditions of nurses during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
- Applications: IA No.54007/2020 (exemption from filing original vakalatnama), IA No.53216/2020 (appropriate orders/directions), IA No.53220/2020 (exemption from filing affidavit), IA No.53218/2020 (exemption from filing O.T.), IA No.54009/2020 (exemption from paying court fee), IA No.54002/2020 (permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures).
- Counsel: For petitioner – Mr. V. K. Biju, AOR Dr. Ranjeet Bharati, Adv. Ms. Vijaya Laxmi; for respondents – Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.; Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.; Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR; Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, AOR; Mr. Madhav Chitale, Adv.; Ms. Koninica Bose, Adv.; Mrs. Suchitra Atul Chitale, AOR; Ms. Sanjana Saddy, AOR.
- Coram: Hon'ble Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Hon'ble Mrs. Justice V. Mohana.
Order Details
1. The Court observed that the prayers in the writ petition primarily relate to nurses' service conditions during the COVID‑19 pandemic and concluded that, with the passage of time, all prayers except prayer (e) have become infructuous.
2. Regarding prayer (e), the Court granted liberty to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedies and raise the issue by filing a fresh petition.
3. With the liberty granted for prayer (e), the present petition is disposed of.
4. All pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The petition is dismissed in its entirety; only prayer (e) remains viable, for which the petitioner may file a new petition. All related applications are also dismissed.
Topics: Labor Law, Healthcare