As the matter pertaining to the renaming of
Aurangabad to 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' sub-judice in the the Bombay High
Court, the district authorities have advised all concerned departments to
maintain a status quo, official sources said here on Wednesday.
After the Centre's approval in February, certain
government departments and outsiders have switched over to the new name in
their routine communication and other regular official dealings.
However, college officials have now advised all such
departments to strictly adhere to the high court directives and refrain from
using the new name till the court's final decision.
"The government's stand, as informed to the
court, is maintain status quo till the court's verdict and the further
orders," an official from Aurangabad Collectorate told IANS.
After the state government's proposal got the
Central approval, several individuals and organisations, besides political
parties including the AIMIM and others have given a legal challenge to the name
change from Aurangabad to 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' and the cases are now
subjudice.
The name change was first proposed by the then Maha
Vikas Aghadi Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022.
After Eknath Shinde became the Chief Minister, the
proposal was sent again to the Centre which cleared it in February this year,
along with the rechristening of Osmanabad town as 'Dharashiv'.
Soon after the Central government's assent, some
government departments and private bodies promptly changed over to the new name
for Aurangabad, but with the Collectorate's advisory, it may be put on hold
till the court judgement.