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Sunanda Rajendra Nerkar v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary Higher and Technical Education and Ors.

Bombay HC9 Dec 2025WP/1413/2024

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Batch disposal (short P.C. order) by Bombay High Court on 09-12-2025 of WP 2586/2024, 1103/2024, 1413/2024, 11500/2024, 15610/2024, 16201/2025 and 11569/2025; petitioners declared identically placed with petitioners in WP 6765/2018 (Suman Sachin Jain v State of Maharashtra); directions of Paragraph 16(A)-(L), 17 and 18 of final order dated 17-07-2025 made applicable; respondents include State of Maharashtra, Sinhgad Technical Education Society and AICTE; no new law laid down — cite alongside the WP 6765/2018 final order.

What did the court decide?

Disposal of all seven Writ Petitions by making applicable to these Petitioners the directions 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. ¶34

Sunanda Rajendra Nerkar vs the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary Higher and Technical Education and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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(908) WRIT PETITION NO. 2586 OF 2024

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

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 1103 OF 2024

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

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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

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...Respondents

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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

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(936) WRIT PETITION NO. 11569 OF 2025

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Farendrakumar Shrawan Ghodichor ...Petitioner Versus

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The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE

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

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P.C. :-

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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.

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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.

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(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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(RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

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