Pradnya Shankarrao Kale and Another vs the State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Pradnya Shankarrao Kale and Another vs the State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Final disposal of all four writ petitions with confirmation of the interim directions issued on 23/09/2025 — including the stay of the impugned suspension orders (rendered academic by their revocation on 18/11/2025 and reinstatement) and clause (E) restraining the Sanstha's President and Secretary from entering the college premises; pending civil applications likewise disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the interim direction in clause ‘(E)’ of this Court's order dated 23/09/2025 — restraining the President and Secretary of Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha from entering the college premises — should be continued. +1 more

Court's answer

By confirming the interim directions of 23/09/2025, the Court carried forward their operation, including clause (E) restraining the President and Secretary of Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha from entering the college premises, whose continuation the petitioners had expressly sought.

Ratio / Principle

All four writ petitions (Nos. 10603, 10790, 10771 and 10834 of 2025) are disposed of by confirming the interim directions given by this Court vide order dated 23/09/2025.

Key takeaways

The pending civil applications in the writ petitions also stand disposed of.ratio¶49

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petitions Nos. 10603, 10790, 10771 and 10834 of 2025 (with Civil Applications Nos. 10231 and 10232 of 2025), High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad (Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil Jadhav, JJ., per court), decided 27 March 2026: The petitioners — teaching staff members including in-charge principals — had challenged suspension orders dated 09/08/2025, 30/08/2025, 23/08/2025 and 30/08/2025 issued by the respondent, Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha, Aurangabad. At admission, on 23/09/2025, the Court had passed a detailed interim order (directions (A)–(G)): confirming the committee/Joint Director of Higher Education's directions, deputing an officer to accompany the in-charge principal, directing a police picket and police-assisted punchnama in the college premises, restraining the Sanstha's President and Secretary from entering the premises (clause (E)), requiring State authorities to implement the directions, and staying the impugned suspension orders. Owing to the stay, the suspension orders were never given effect to. The respondent Secretary thereafter filed affidavit-in-reply contending that vide order dated 18/11/2025 the suspensions stood revoked and the petitioners were reinstated; counsel for the Secretary also noted that the same restraint direction operates, and is continued, in Writ Petition No. 10802/2025, likely to be listed in April 2026. The Court disposed of all four petitions by confirming the interim directions of 23/09/2025, thereby carrying forward clause (E), whose continuation the petitioners had specifically requested; pending civil applications were similarly disposed of. No statutory provision was cited and no precedent was engaged in this short-order judgment.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 10603 OF 2025 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10231 OF 2025 IN WP/10603/2025

QAMRUNNISA BEGAM IKARAMUDDIN SHAIKH VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Mr. Praveen S. Dighe, Advocate for the Petitioner Mrs. V. S. Chaudhari, AGP for Respondent/State Mr. Keshav M. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Respondent No.4 Mr. Harshal Prakash Randhir, Advocate for Respondent No.7

WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10790 OF 2025

SHAIKH BADSHAH USMAN AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

... WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10771 OF 2025 WITH

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10232 OF 2025 IN WP/10771/2025

DR. PRADNYA SHANKARRAO KALE AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 10834 OF 2025

DR. ISHWAR BABURAO GHORUDE AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Mr. Shambhuraje V. Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioners Mrs. V. S. Chaudhari, AGP for Respondent/State

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Mr. Keshav M. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Respondent No. 3 Mr. Harshal Prakash Randhir, Advocate for Respondent No. 4

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, JJ.

DATE : 27^th MARCH, 2026

PER COURT :

Leave is granted to correct the number of respondents in affidavit-in-reply.

Petitioners have filed their rejoinder.

By these petitions, the petitioners challenge their suspension orders dated 09/08/2025, 30/08/2025, 23/08/2025 and 30/08/2025 respectively, issued by the respondent – Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha, Aurangabad.

This Court, at the time of admission, has passed detailed order on 23/09/2025, issuing following interim directions:

“(A) The above quoted directions issued by the committee, forming part of the report submitted by respondent – the Joint Director of Higher Education, are confirmed and all concerned are directed to abide by the said directions.

(B) In the light of the apprehension expressed on behalf of the petitioners, particularly the in-charge principal, it is directed that the respondent – Joint Director of Higher Education shall depute an officer of the said department to accompany the in-charge principal of the college when the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as students enter the college for continuing the academic activities. The said officer shall remain deputed to the said college till the next date, so as to assist the in-charge principal in ensuring proper and smooth functioning of the college.

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(C) The respondent – State Authorities shall ensure that the local police station establishes a police picket in the premises of the said college to ensure that no untoward incident takes place till the next date of listing. Sufficient police personnel shall be deployed so that the officer to be deputed by the department of higher education and the teaching and non- teaching staff as well as students of the college feel secure in the premises.

(D) The local police shall take necessary steps to accompany the in-charge principal and the officer deputed from the aforesaid department when they enter the premises of the college to prepare a punchnama of the articles found in the premises of the college. This direction is necessitated because of apprehension expressed on behalf of the petitioners that there is possibility of the contesting respondents having dumped suspicious material in the premises of the college.

(E) Till the next date of listing, the respondents President and Secretary of the Sanstha are restrained from entering the premises of the college.

(F) All the respondents – State Authorities shall ensure that the above directions, as also the directions issued by the committee quoted herein above and confirmed by this Court are implemented and complied with, so that the functioning of the college is restored to normalcy and the future of the students is not jeopardized.

(G) The suspension orders impugned in writ petition Nos. 10603/2025, 10771/2025, 10790/2025, 10834/2025 are stayed till the next date of listing.”

Respondent – Secretary of Kohinoor Shikshan Sanstha has filed affidavit-in-reply contending that vide order dated 18/11/2025, suspension of the petitioners has been revoked and they have been reinstated.

Learned advocate for petitioners submits that the petitioners were in continuous service and in view of the stay granted by this Court, the suspension orders were not given effect

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to. He further submits that the direction given by this Court in clause ‘(E)’ quoted above, may be continued.

Learned advocate for respondent – Secretary submits that the said direction is also given in Writ Petition No.10802/2025, which is continued and the matter is likely to be listed in the month of April, 2026.

In view of the above, the writ petitions are disposed of by confirming the interim directions given by this Court vide order dated 23/09/2025.

Pending civil applications also stand disposed of.

(VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)

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