Association of the Management of Polytechnics v. Union of India Thr Its Secretary and Ors.
Interim Applications (amendment of writ petitions) – Change of nomenclature of petitioner association
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Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; batch disposal dated 10 February 2026 by R. I. Chagla and Advait M. Sethna, JJ. of fourteen interim applications (IA Nos. 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1069, 1079 of 2026, IA(ST.) 2151 of 2026 and IA(ST) 2255 of 2026) in fourteen writ petitions (WP Nos. 255/2022, 257/2022, 259/2022, 7049/2016, 9054/2024, 11386/2024, 11387/2024, 12041/2023, 12056/2023, 12067/2023, 13225/2023, 15520/2022, 15524/2022, 15527/2023). Applicants: associations of managements of agriculture and agriculture allied colleges, un-aided engineering colleges and polytechnics; respondents include Higher and Technical Education Department, Union of India and Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research. Subject: permission to amend writ petitions on change of nomenclature of Petitioner No. 1 Association, evidenced by Registration Certificates of the Deputy Charity Commissioner, Nashik; amendment per Schedule I within two weeks; reverification dispensed with except IA Nos. 1061, 1059, 1063, 1079 of 2026; no order as to costs. No statute or precedent cited.