Kalyani Vidhyadhar Datye vs the State of Maharshtra Thr the Secetary Higher and Technical Education and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Kalyani Vidhyadhar Datye vs the State of Maharshtra Thr the Secetary Higher and Technical Education and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

All the directions issued below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L) and Paragraph Nos.17 and 18 of the final order dated 17th July, 2025 in Writ Petition No.6765 of 2018 apply identically to these Petitioners; the Writ Petitions stand disposed off on that footing.

Issue for consideration

Whether these Petitioners, being identically placed with the Petitioners in Writ Petition No.6765 of 2018, are entitled to have the directions issued below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L) and Paragraph Nos.17 and 18 of the final order dated 17th July, 2025 in that matter applied identically to them.

Court's answer

Recording that the Petitioners are identically placed with the Petitioners in Writ Petition No.6765 of 2018, the directions set out below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L), coupled with Paragraph Nos.17 and 18, of the final order dated 17th July, 2025 in that matter apply to these cases, and accordingly all these Writ Petitions are disposed off.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ravindra V. Ghuge & Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ.), order dated 9th December, 2025: Seven writ petitions - WP 2586/2024 (Sangita Sachin Joshi), WP 1103/2024 (Kalyani Vidhyadhar Datye), WP 1413/2024 (Sunanda Rajendra Nerkar), WP 11500/2024 (Dhanraj Rajiv Deokar), WP 15610/2024 (Prashant Bhosarkar), WP 16201/2025 (Dr. Reena Partha Nath & Anr., against inter alia the President, Sinhgad Technical Education Society) and WP 11569/2025 (Farendrakumar Shrawan Ghodichor), all against the State of Maharashtra and others - were disposed of on the joint submission of learned Advocates that these Petitioners are identically placed with the Petitioners in Writ Petition No.6765 of 2018 (Suman Sachin Jain & Ors. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.) and connected matters, in which this Court had passed the final order dated 17th July, 2025. The Court recorded that the directions set out below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L), coupled with Paragraph Nos.17 and 18, of that final order apply identically to these Petitioners, and disposed of all the Writ Petitions accordingly. No independent adjudication of any issue; disposal purely on parity with the earlier final order.

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Digitally signed by SUNNY SUNNY ANKUSHRAO ANKUSHRAO THOTE THOTE Date: 2025.12.10 10:18:23 +0530

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(908) WRIT PETITION NO. 2586 OF 2024

Sangita Sachin Joshi ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1103 OF 2024

Kalyani Vidhyadhar Datye ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1413 OF 2024 Sunanda Rajendra Nerkar ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents AND (909) WRIT PETITION NO. 11500 OF 2024 Dhanraj Rajiv Deokar ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

...Respondents

AND (910) WRIT PETITION NO. 15610 OF 2024 Prashant Bhosarkar ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents AND (921) WRIT PETITION NO. 16201 OF 2025 Dr. Reena Partha Nath & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus The President, Sinhgad Technical Education Society & Ors. ...Respondents

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AND

(936) WRIT PETITION NO. 11569 OF 2025

Farendrakumar Shrawan Ghodichor ...Petitioner Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

Mr. Pranav Bhoite, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/2586/2024, 1413/2024, 1413/2024, 11500/2024 & 15610/2024.

Mr. Yash Agarwal i/by Mr. Vaibhav Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/16201/2025 & 11569/2025.

Mr. V.P. Sawant, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Nitin Dhumal, Advocate for Respondent Nos.5 & 6 in WP/2586/2024, 1103/2024, 1413/2024, Respondent Nos.6 & 7 in WP/11500/2024, 15610/2024, 11569/2025 & Respondent Nos.1 to 3 in WP/16201/2025.

Ms. R.A. Salunkhe, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/ 2586/2024.

Ms. P.N. Diwan, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/1103/2024. Ms. Priyanka Chavan, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/1413/2024.

Ms. Kavita Solunkhe, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. S.L. Babar, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2/State in WP/11500/2024.

Ms. P.M.J. Deshpande, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/15610/2024.

Mr. Karan Thorat, ‘B’ Panel Counsel for the Respondent/State in WP/16201/2025.

Ms. P.J. Gavhane, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/11569/2025. Ms. Anu C. Kaladharan h/f Mrs. Anjali Helekar, Advocate for Respondent No.3/AICTE in WP/11569/2025 & Respondent No.5 in WP/16201/2025.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE

& ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 9^th DECEMBER, 2025

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P.C. :-

The learned Advocates for the respective sides submit that these Petitioners are identically placed with the Petitioners in Writ Petition No.6765 of 2018 (Suman Sachin Jain & Ors. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.) and connected matters, in which this Court had passed the final order dated 17^th July, 2025. All the directions issued below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L) and Paragraph Nos.17 and 18, would be identically applicable to all these Petitioners, is the contention.

In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions are disposed off by recording that the directions set out below Paragraph No.16 (A) to (L), coupled with Paragraph Nos.17 and 18, would apply to these cases.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

(RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

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