DIPAK NAMDEV KHARAT vs MAHA. NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR, THR. VICE CHANCELLOR, NAGPUR AND ORS. Advocate - ANIL DINKAR SONAK, ,SHARANG A. SONAK,(FOR R — WP/1953/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 06th April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 21-Mar-2026

CNR: HCBM040079542026

Filing Number

WP/5517/2026

Filing Date

04-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/1953/2026

Registration Date

05-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

06-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 08-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
National Law University Act (Maharashtra)
Ugc (Affiliation of Colleges Offering Technical Education by Universities) Regulations

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DIPAK NAMDEV KHARAT

    Adv. SHANKAR D BORKUTE,DIPANKAR D. KAMBLE,DIPANKAR D. KAMBLE, ,DIPANKAR D. KAMBLE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MAHA. NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR, THR. VICE CHANCELLOR, NAGPUR AND ORS. Advocate - ANIL DINKAR SONAK, ,SHARANG A. SONAK,(FOR R

  2. 2.,YASH VENKATRAMAN,(FOR R 1 AND

  3. 3.DOCTORAL COUNCIL, MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR, THR. CONVENOR

  4. 4.UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, THR. ITS SECRETARY, NEW DELHI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

    Summary: The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) disposed of the writ petition filed by Dipak Namdev Kharat against Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur after the university withdrew an unnotified 50% benchmark for reserved category admissions and agreed to admit the petitioner to the Ph.D. batch of 2025. The petitioner was permitted to attend classes with remedial instruction to cover missed coursework, and the petition was disposed of as the petitioner expressed satisfaction with the resolution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-Apr-2026

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  4. 06-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

  5. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  6. 01-Apr-2026

    For Orders- CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  7. 24-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  8. 24-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission - Circulated (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

  9. 23-Mar-2026

    For Orders -

    Registrar (Judicial)

  10. 21-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 10-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

  12. 09-Mar-2026

    Registrar (Judicial)View PDF

  13. 06-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

  14. 04-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/1953/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) disposed of the writ petition filed by Dipak Namdev Kharat against Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur after the university withdrew an unnotified 50% benchmark for reserved category admissions and agreed to admit the petitioner to the Ph.D. batch of 2025. The petitioner was permitted to attend classes with remedial instruction to cover missed coursework, and the petition was disposed of as the petitioner expressed satisfaction with the resolution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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