Ratnakar Anandrao Kharade v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Grievances Committee; Grievances Redressal Cell; Section 79; Section 81; Maharashtra Public Universities Act 2016; Maharashtra Universities Act 1994; Uniform Statute No. 1 of 2019; Penalties Uniform Statutes 2018; clause 2(9); clauses 3, 4 and 5; affiliated colleges; recognised institutions; implementation of Grievances Committee orders; suo motu action; Board of Deans; Management Council; fine Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 10 lakhs; Article 226 writ of mandamus; Rule 18 Chapter XVII Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules 1960; College and University Tribunal; learned Single Judge; Prakash Sambhaji Waghmare v. State of Maharashtra, W.P. 11906/2016; 3-month implementation period; interim order; Savitribai Phule Pune University; Hope Foundation; Bombay High Court; Ravindra V. Ghuge; Gautam A. Ankhad.
What did the court decide?
Barring Writ Petition No. 1246 of 2024 and Writ Petition No. 13437 of 2023 (segregated and directed to be placed before the learned Single Judge), all other Writ Petitions stand disposed of with directions to every University in the State of Maharashtra covered under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 to strictly abide by clause 2(9) read with clauses 3, 4 and 5 of the Penalties Uniform Statutes and initiate action against defaulting Managements; beneficiaries left at liberty to approach the learned Single Judge or invoke the Penalties Uniform Statutes, 2018; implementation period of Grievances Committee orders fixed at 3 months from the date of the order (or as ordered by the Committee), save where an interim order is passed by the learned Single Judge in the Management's Writ Petition.