SHOAIB RIYAZ PATHAN vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS — WP/9114/2024

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 04th May 2026.

CNR: HCBM030324952024

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/22805/2024

Filing Date

19-08-2024

Registration No

WP/9114/2024

Registration Date

23-08-2024

Judge

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE N. B. SURYAWANSHI , HON'BLE JUSTICE VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV

Coram

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE N. B. SURYAWANSHI , HON'BLE JUSTICE VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV

Bench Type

Division

Category

SERVICE MATTERS OTHER THAN ID ACT AND RELATED ENACTMENT ( 35 )

Sub-Category

OTHER ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

04th May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Secondary School Code 1979

Petitioner(s)

SHOAIB RIYAZ PATHAN

Adv. SHINDE TUSHAR CHANDRAKANT

Respondent(s)

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Adv. AGP For R.Nos.1 and 2.,Peche Akash Uddhavrao FOR R/3 1123

THE EDUCATION OFFICER SEC. ZILLA PARISHAD

THE PRINCIPAL KIDS PRIDE ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE N. B. SURYAWANSHI , HON'BLE JUSTICE VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV

26-08-2024

PETITIONS FOR ADMISSION - FRESH CIVIL SIDE MATTERS

06-04-2026

DUE ADMISSION CIVIL

19-01-2026

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

09-10-2025

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

09-09-2025

URGENT CIRCULATION - CIVIL

Orders

04-05-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE N. B. SURYAWANSHI,HON'BLE JUSTICE VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV

Case Summary: WP/9114/2024 The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) allowed the petitioner's writ petition challenging the school's rejection of his name correction request. The petitioner sought to correct his name from "Patel Shoaib Riyaz" to "Pathan Shoaib Riyaz" in school records, supported by his father's school leaving certificate and an official gazette notification. The school rejected the application citing Secondary School Code clause 26.4, which restricts name changes to current students only. However, the court found this an "obvious mistake" falling within established precedent (Janabai Himmatrao Thakur case) permitting corrections even after students leave school when sufficient supporting evidence exists. The court quashed the school's rejection and directed the Education Officer to grant sanction for the name change. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/9114/2024 The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) allowed the petitioner's writ petition challenging the school's rejection of his name correction request. The petitioner sought to correct his name from "Patel Shoaib Riyaz" to "Pathan Shoaib Riyaz" in school records, supported by his father's school leaving certificate and an official gazette notification. The school rejected the application citing Secondary School Code clause 26.4, which restricts name changes to current students only. However, the court found this an "obvious mistake" falling within established precedent (Janabai Himmatrao Thakur case) permitting corrections even after students leave school when sufficient supporting evidence exists. The court quashed the school's rejection and directed the Education Officer to grant sanction for the name change. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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