Prabhakar Arvind Kharat and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 14139 of 2022, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), decided 26 March 2025; Bench: G. S. Kulkarni & Advait M. Sethna, JJ. Petitioners: Prabhakar Arvind Kharat & Anr.; Respondents: State of Maharashtra & Ors., including respondent no. 6 (Educational Institute) and respondent no. 7 (employee). Keywords: locus standi / personal interest; conversion of writ petition into public interest litigation (PIL); educational institute; Maharashtra. Outcome: liberty to convert to PIL within two weeks; matter to be listed before the appropriate Bench; no decision on merits. Source file: 13.WP14139_2022.DOC.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to convert the Writ Petition into a Public Interest Litigation, with appropriate steps to be taken within two weeks; the matter to be placed before the appropriate Bench. The writ petition was not decided on merits and was not dismissed or allowed.