RUTUJA UJWAL SHINDE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ORS — WP/7118/2026

Summary of WP/7118/2026 (Rutuja Ujwal Shinde v. State of Maharashtra) Outcome: Petition allowed in part with interim relief granted. The court directed respondents to validate petitioner's Permanent Registration Number (PRN) and allow her to fill in and appear for final year examination forms, subject to further court orders and without prejudicing the final outcome. Key Details: Petitioner, a final-year student under the N+2+1 scheme, had her PRN blocked by Savitribai Phule Pune University for failing to clear all examinations during prescribed academic years, preventing her from appearing in final exams. The court ordered PRN validation and exam eligibility based on a university communication dated 30/05/2026 allowing such students to sit for examinations from 16th June 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.