SHAIKH RIZWAN SHAIKH MUNIR SHAIKH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS — WP/3368/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226 AND 227. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 15th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030099912026

Filing Number

WP/7450/2026

Filing Date

10-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/3368/2026

Registration Date

30-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. Dhote

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. Dhote

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

15-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 26-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226 AND 227

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHAIKH RIZWAN SHAIKH MUNIR SHAIKH

    Adv. Nirmal Ramchandra J.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

  2. 2.THE EDUCATION OFFICER (SECONDARY)

  3. 3.HEADMASTER HEAD ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN URDU HIGH SCHOOL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. DhoteView PDF

    Summary: The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) allowed the writ petition and directed the Education Officer to correct the petitioner's caste entry in school records from "Muslim Fakir" to "Muslim" within 15 days. The court held that school authorities cannot reject applications for record correction merely because the applicant has left school, and reaffirmed that Rule 26.4 of the Secondary School Code permits such corrections even for former students, warning that future rejections based on this ground would be treated as contempt of court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar

  4. 01-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 10-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3368/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) allowed the writ petition and directed the Education Officer to correct the petitioner's caste entry in school records from "Muslim Fakir" to "Muslim" within 15 days. The court held that school authorities cannot reject applications for record correction merely because the applicant has left school, and reaffirmed that Rule 26.4 of the Secondary School Code permits such corrections even for former students, warning that future rejections based on this ground would be treated as contempt of court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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