Siddhi Jitendra Shinde v. Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 17962 of 2024, Bombay HC, 17 April 2026, Chagla & Sethna JJ., disposed. Enrollment as advocate blocked by Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa communication of 25-09-2024 citing 43.8% Open Category marks versus 45% required by legal education Rules; petitioner admitted to and completed 3-year LL.B.; University affidavit-in-reply (26-02-2025) treated as response; representation within 2 weeks; Enrollment Committee decision within 8 weeks, served within 1 week; merits expressly left open; liberty to pursue further proceedings; no costs.
What did the court decide?
No substantive adjudication of merits; procedural directions issued: Respondent No.2's affidavit-in-reply (filed 26 February 2025) to be treated as its response to the impugned communication; Petitioner to file a representation within two weeks; University to forward the affidavit copy to Respondent No.1 within two weeks; Enrollment Committee to decide the enrollment application within 8 weeks of receipt and serve the decision on the Petitioner within one week; liberty reserved to the Petitioner to adopt appropriate proceedings if aggrieved; no order as to costs.