The Peoples Education Society vs State of Maharashtra, Advocate - GP OS, ,GP OS,GP OS — WP/637/2026

Case under Mah. Universities Act, 1994 Section 226. Next hearing: 10th June 2026.

Next hearing 10-Jun-2026

CNR: HCBM020156662025

e-Filing Number

19-05-2025

Filing Number

WP/15666/2025

Filing Date

19-May-2025

Registration No

WP/637/2026

Registration Date

02-Feb-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

Bench Type

Division

Category

ELECTION ( 12 )

Sub-Category

UNIVERSITY ( 11 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Mah. Universities Act, 1994 Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.The Peoples Education Society

    Adv. MUZAFFAR Y PATEL,Aarti R Dharamsey,Aarti R Dharamsey, ,Aarti R Dharamsey

  2. 2.Siddharth College of Law

    Adv. Aarti R Dharamsey

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.State of Maharashtra, Advocate - GP OS, ,GP OS,GP OS

  2. 2.Joint Director of Higher Education

    Adv. GP OS

  3. 3.University of Mumbai

    Adv. Rui Rodrigues

  4. 4.K Sudhakar Reddy

    Adv. V B TIWARI,MOHINI A REHPADE

  5. 5.University Grants Commission through Secretary

    Adv. Rui Rodrigues

Case History

  1. 10-Jun-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 10-Jun-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak

  3. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

    Summary: The High Court of Bombay modified its April 23, 2026 order in this writ petition concerning the appointment of a regular principal. The Court amended the selection criteria by requiring adherence to "provisions, rules and regulations" instead of subjective "overall view" assessment. The respondents were granted an extended 3-week deadline to submit the proposal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 23-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  5. 23-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. ModakView PDF

  6. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao VenegavkarView PDF

  7. 16-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. SathayeView PDF

  8. 07-Apr-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  9. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  10. 24-Feb-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  11. 24-Feb-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  12. 20-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  13. 20-Jan-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  14. 18-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  15. 18-Dec-2025

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  16. 08-Dec-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  17. 15-Oct-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  18. 24-Sep-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shree Chandrashekhar , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  19. 18-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  20. 05-Aug-2025

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shree Chandrashekhar , Hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay Deshpande

  21. 22-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Shree Chandrashekhar,hon'ble Justice Smt Manjusha Ajay DeshpandeView PDF

  22. 02-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  23. 02-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar

  24. 30-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  25. 30-Jun-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  26. 16-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  27. 26-May-2025

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gauri Godse,hon'ble Shri Justice Somasekhar SundaresanView PDF

  28. 19-May-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/637/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The High Court of Bombay modified its April 23, 2026 order in this writ petition concerning the appointment of a regular principal. The Court amended the selection criteria by requiring adherence to "provisions, rules and regulations" instead of subjective "overall view" assessment. The respondents were granted an extended 3-week deadline to submit the proposal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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