Soham Prashant Dama v. The State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order dated 23-12-2025 in Writ Petition No. 17481 of 2025, Soham Prashant Dama v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (Ghuge & Bhobe, JJ.). Law student who shifted from NMIMS College to ILS Law College on 09-10-2025 attended only 61 of 145 lectures; barred from first semester examination (scheduled 12-01-2026) on attendance grounds; 32 similarly situated students also barred. Notice issued returnable 05-01-2026; affidavits in reply permitted during vacation; University to tentatively prepare hall tickets subject to outcome of petition. Keywords: attendance shortage, minimum attendance requirement, examination eligibility, hall ticket, interim relief, mid-session college transfer, similarly situated students, university examination.
What did the court decide?
Interim order only: notice issued to the Respondents (State, University and College), returnable on 5th January 2026, with service waived; Respondents permitted to file affidavits in reply even during vacation; University expected to tentatively prepare hall tickets of the Petitioner and similarly situated students, subject to the result of the Petition; matter to be listed at serial no. 1 on 5th January 2026.