Qamrunnisa Begam Ikaramuddin Shaikh v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, decided 27 March 2026 (Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil Jadhav, JJ., Per Court). Writ petitions Nos. 10603, 10771, 10790 and 10834 of 2025 against suspension orders dated 09/08/2025, 30/08/2025, 23/08/2025 and 30/08/2025 issued by Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha, Aurangabad, disposed of by confirming interim directions of 23/09/2025 (stay of suspension orders; committee/Joint Director of Higher Education directions confirmed; officer deputed with in-charge principal; police picket and punchnama; President and Secretary restrained from college premises). Affidavit-in-reply recorded revocation of suspensions and reinstatement vide order dated 18/11/2025. No statute or precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions dated 23/09/2025 confirmed, including the stay of the suspension orders, deputation of a higher-education department officer to accompany the in-charge principal, the police picket and punchnama directions, and the restraint on the President and Secretary of the Sanstha from entering the college premises; pending civil applications disposed of.