MAHARASHTRA EXCISE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

Document Type: Government Resolution (GR) / Administrative Order — Personnel Transfer

Reference Number: EST-1223/Pr.Cr.333(Part-4)/RAUSH-1, dated 15 February 2024

Issued By: Government of Maharashtra, Home Department (गृह विभाग)

Effective Date: Immediate (तात्काळ अंमलात येतील) — 15 February 2024

SUMMARY

This Government Resolution cancels the Nagpur transfer order of Shri Abhay Vasant Dalvi (Inspector, Group-B, State Excise Department) and reassigns him to the C-Division, Mumbai (Vacant Post) in accordance with the Maharashtra Regulation of Transfer of Government Employees and Restriction on Delays in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005 (Rules 4(4) and 4(5)). The order was issued pursuant to a direction from the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai (Original Application No. 586/2023, order dated 24 January 2024). The transfer is effective immediately and has been published on the Maharashtra Government website with digital signature authentication.

KEY PROVISIONS

• Officer Affected: Shri Abhay Vasant Dalvi (अभय वसंत दळवी), Inspector (Group-B), State Excise Department

• Current Position (Cancelled): Shri Nagpur Distillery, Nagpur (मे. नागपुर डिस्टीलरी, नागपुर)

• New Position (Transfer Order): C-Division, Mumbai (Vacant Post) (सी-विभाग, मुंबई शहर (रिक्त पदी))

• Legal Basis for Order:

  • Maharashtra Regulation of Transfer of Government Employees and Restriction on Delays in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005 (महाराष्ट्र शासकीय कर्मचारींच्या बदल्यांचे विनियमन आणि शासकीय कर्तव्ये पार पाडतांना होणाऱ्या विलंबास प्रतिबंध अधिनियम, 2005)
  • Specifically: Rules 4(4) and 4(5) of said Act

• Judicial Authority: Order issued pursuant to direction from Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT), Mumbai, Original Application No. 586/2023, dated 24 January 2024

• Approval: Transfer order approved by Chief Election Officer, Maharashtra State

• Implementation Authority: Order to be implemented with prior approval of competent authority (सक्षम प्राणिकारी)

• Immediate Effect: सदरील आदेश तात्काळ अंमलात येतील (This order comes into force immediately)

OFFICER TRANSFER TABLE

DIGITAL PUBLICATION & AUTHENTICATION

• Government Website: www.maharashtra.gov.in
• Computer Reference Number (Digital ID): 202402161629101429
• Authentication: Digital Signature (डिजिटल स्वाक्षरी)
• Authority Signature: Ravindra Oute (रविद्र औटे), Deputy Secretary, Government of Maharashtra
• Issued by: Order of the Governor of Maharashtra

DISTRIBUTION (प्रति)

Primary Distribution (Copies sent to):

1. Additional Chief Secretary & Chief Election Officer, Maharashtra State
2. Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister's Office, Mumbai
3. Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister's Office, Mumbai
4. Private Secretary to Minister of State Excise, Minister's Office, Mumbai
5. Personal Assistant to Opposition Leader (Legislative Council/Legislative Assembly), Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
6. Senior Personal Assistant to Additional Chief Secretary, State Excise Department, Minister's Office, Mumbai
7. Accountant General-1/2 (Audit/Accounts Sanction), Maharashtra State, Mumbai/Nagpur
8. Commissioner, State Excise Department, Maharashtra State, Mumbai
9. Concerned Departmental Additional Commissioner, State Excise Department
10. Administrative & Accounts Officer, Mumbai
11. Concerned Superintendent, State Excise Department
12. Concerned Inspector, State Excise Department
13. File (RAUSH-1)

REFERENCES CITED IN ORDER

1. Maharashtra Regulation of Transfer of Government Employees and Restriction on Delays in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005

2. Home Department GR No. EST-1216/Pr.Cr.78/RAUSH-1, dated 14 June 2016

3. Home Department GR No. EST-1216/Pr.Cr.135/RAUSH-1, dated 16 September 2016

4. Home Department GR No. EST-1216/Pr.Cr.135/RAUSH-1, dated 11 April 2022

5. Home Department GR No. EST-1223/Pr.Cr.107/RAUSH-1, dated 19 May 2023

6. Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai — Original Application No. 586/2023, Order dated 24 January 2024

WHO IS AFFECTED

• Shri Abhay Vasant Dalvi — Inspector (Group-B), State Excise Department, Maharashtra
• State Excise Department hierarchy (Commissioners, Additional Commissioners, Superintendents, other Inspectors)
• Chief Election Officer and Election Department
• Government of Maharashtra Home Department

IMPORTANT NOTES / CONDITIONS

• Cancellation of Previous Order: The Nagpur transfer order for this officer stands cancelled (रद्द) with effect from the date of this order

• Competent Authority Approval Required: Transfer placement executed with prior approval of competent authority (सक्षम प्राणिकाऱ्याची पूर्व मान्यता)

• Judicial Sanction: This order is issued in compliance with a judicial direction from Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, indicating this transfer was subject to legal challenge and judicial intervention

• No Discretionary Authority: The order explicitly states the officer's reassignment is in accordance with statutory rules (नियम 4(4) व 4(5)), indicating this is a mandatory compliance order, not a discretionary transfer

• Digital Verification: Document digitally signed and published on government portal with reference number 202402161629101429 — verifiable on www.maharashtra.gov.in

LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE (Excise Department Context)

This order affects the State Excise Department hierarchy. Shri Abhay Vasant Dalvi, an Inspector (Group-B) position in the excise cadre, oversees excise functions and is responsible for enforcement of the Bombay Prohibition Act 1949, Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules 1953, Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules 1973, and all related regulations. His reassignment from Nagpur Distillery (an excise manufacturing/production facility) to C-Division, Mumbai represents a transfer to a different geographic/functional unit of the State Excise Department.

Document Status: ✓ OFFICIAL | ✓ DIGITALLY AUTHENTICATED | ✓ PUBLISHED ON MAHARASHTRA.GOV.IN