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.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030324952024

Filing Number

WP/22805/2024

Filing Date

19-Aug-2024

Registration No

WP/9114/2024

Registration Date

23-Aug-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

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 15-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Secondary School Code 1979

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHOAIB RIYAZ PATHAN

    Adv. SHINDE TUSHAR CHANDRAKANT

Respondent(s)

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

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

  2. 2.THE EDUCATION OFFICER SEC. ZILLA PARISHAD

  3. 3.THE PRINCIPAL KIDS PRIDE ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. B. Suryawanshi,hon'ble Justice Vaishali Patil-JadhavView PDF

    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.

  3. 06-Apr-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

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

  4. 19-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten S. VenegavkarView PDF

  5. 19-Jan-2026

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

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

  6. 09-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten S. VenegavkarView PDF

  7. 09-Oct-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  8. 09-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  9. 09-Sep-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. Dhote

  10. 31-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. DhoteView PDF

  11. 31-Jul-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. Dhote

  12. 24-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. DhoteView PDF

  13. 24-Jun-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More

  14. 28-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. MoreView PDF

  15. 28-Apr-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More

  16. 25-Mar-2025

    —

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  17. 13-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. MoreView PDF

  18. 28-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  19. 28-Feb-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  20. 30-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  21. 30-Jan-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  22. 10-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  23. 10-Jan-2025

    Urgent Circulation - CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  24. 18-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  25. 18-Nov-2024

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  26. 15-Oct-2024

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  27. 27-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  28. 09-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  29. 09-Sep-2024

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  30. 26-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  31. 26-Aug-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  32. 19-Aug-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/9114/2024

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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