Vinayak Sadashiv Nikam v. the Dean Rajarshee Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Group of writ petitions (Bombay High Court, Serial Nos. 909, 910, 15, 16) concerning a medical college selection process; interim order imposing costs of Rs. 1,000 per petition on the Office of DMER, Government of Maharashtra, for persistent non-filing of affidavit-in-reply despite orders including 13.01.2025; collected costs of Rs. 10,000 each to be donated to K.E.M. Hospital Poor Box Charity Fund and National Association for the Blind; restraint on creation of equities in favour of selected candidates and on issuance of appointment orders without leave of the Court; de-tagging of WP 14137/2023; taking on board of WP (St.) 62 & 63/2024; next listing 17.03.2025 (urgent admissions). Coram: Ravindra V. Ghuge & Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ.; decision date 07.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions in a pending group of Writ Petitions: selection process may continue but no equities to be created in favour of selected candidates and no appointment orders without leave of the Court; costs of Rs. 1000/- per Petition imposed on the Office of DMER (transferred as Rs. 10,000/- each to K.E.M. Hospital Poor Box Charity Fund and National Association for the Blind); last chance to file affidavit-in-reply by 28.02.2025 and rejoinder by 10.03.2025; WP 14137/2023 de-tagged; WP (St.) 62 & 63/2024 taken on board; listed on 17.03.2025.