PRAJAKTA ANAND MISTRI AND OTHERS vs UNION OF INDIA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA), NEW DELHI AND ORS. Advocate - JEMINI BRIJMOHAN KASAT, (FOR R 3 AND — WP/3888/2026

Case under Census Act Section 226. Next hearing: 17th June 2026.

Next hearing 17-Jun-2026

CNR: HCBM040155842026

Filing Number

WP/10581/2026

Filing Date

05-May-2026

Registration No

WP/3888/2026

Registration Date

05-May-2026

Judge

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

Coram

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

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Census Act Section 226
Census Rules
Constitution of India

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRAJAKTA ANAND MISTRI AND OTHERS

    Adv. T. D. MANDLEKAR,(FOR PETITIONER 50,51 AND

  2. 2., ,GAYATRI KAILASH SHARMA,BHAGYASHREE KISHOR KATARE,SHANTANU P. BARGI,ANIRUDDHA DARODKAR,(FOR PETITIONER 50,51 AND

  3. 3.MAHEK JITESH TAHILRAMANI

  4. 4.DEEPALI GHANSHYAM GYANCHANDANI

  5. 5.VRINDA B. SHARMA

  6. 6.ESTHER MANISH TUDU

  7. 7.SONALI DEY

  8. 8.SONIA VIVEK VHORA

  9. 9.SUJATA AKHILESH KANOR

  10. 10.SUJATA RANJENDRA GITI

  11. 11.SHEEJA ROY

  12. 12.RIDDHIKA DEVDHAR(Deleted)

  13. 13.SHILPA MILIND SULE

  14. 14.RUBINA PARVEZ

  15. 15.SHALINI SUSHIL AGARWAL

  16. 16.JASLEEN KAUR RULJINDER SINGH CHHATWAL

  17. 17.PRACHI RUSHIKESH DHUME

  18. 18.KIRAN OMPRAKASH SHARMA

  19. 19.LEENA R. SHARMA

  20. 20.SUNITHA PANKAJ PATEL

  21. 21.ROZINA AHMED DAMANI

  22. 22.SHIREEN BAIG

  23. 23.SHAHINA RIZWAN SYED

  24. 24.NUPUR BIGYAN SIRCAR

  25. 25.CHETNA R. MUDLIAR

  26. 26.DEEPA DURGESH TIWARI

  27. 27.ADITI ANAND DESHMUKH

  28. 28.ANANTHABAL T.S.

  29. 29.LITTY RAJU ISAAC

  30. 30.ASHA JHA.

  31. 31.SUSHMA J. MANKAR

  32. 32.NISHA BANERJI

  33. 33.ZAINAB ABDULLAH ANSARI

  34. 34.SHANU THOMAS MATHEWS

  35. 35.ARCHANA S. BAGCHI

  36. 36.RITA BHATTCHARYA

  37. 37.VARSHA DESHMUKH

  38. 38.ARADHITA BHALLA

  39. 39.MOHINI SAWARKAR

  40. 40.PREETI MANISH BAHADURE

  41. 41.ESTHER DANIEL

  42. 42.ANINDITA THOMAS

  43. 43.TRIPTI RATHI

  44. 44.RACHITA ASHISH SUNEJA

  45. 45.RASHMEET KAUR SANDEEP SINGH AGARWAL

  46. 46.CHHAYA R. SHARMA

  47. 47.RAVINDRA MENDHE

  48. 48.ZIYA BUHARIWALA

  49. 49.MAYA MUKHERJEE

  50. 50.TANUSHREE RAHUL NAIRK

  51. 51.SOMA MUKHERJEE

  52. 52.SOPHIA ASHISH PATEL

  53. 53.NAMITA SAMEER CHHABRA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA), NEW DELHI AND ORS. Advocate - JEMINI BRIJMOHAN KASAT, (FOR R 3 AND

  2. 2.DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, THR. DIRECTOR MUMBAI

  3. 3.PRINCIPAL CENSUS OFFICER CUM COMMISSONER NAGPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION NAGPUR

  4. 4.CHARGE OFFICER/ DY. COMMISSIONER, NAGPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, NAGPUR

Case History

  1. 17-Jun-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 17-Jun-2026

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

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

  3. 27-May-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  4. 06-May-2026

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

    CASE SUMMARY: WP/3888/2026 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) granted interim relief to petitioners—employees of an unaided minority school—challenging their appointment as Census Enumerators and Supervisors for Census 2027. The court found that at the prima facie stage, the Census Officer's appointment orders appeared to violate the Census Act, 1948, as private school staff cannot be mandatorily deputed for census work. The court noted consistent judicial precedent holding that teaching and non-teaching staff of aided/unaided schools cannot be requisitioned for census duties, and granted interim relief restraining enforcement of the appointment orders pending final hearing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  5. 05-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3888/2026

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: WP/3888/2026 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) granted interim relief to petitioners—employees of an unaided minority school—challenging their appointment as Census Enumerators and Supervisors for Census 2027. The court found that at the prima facie stage, the Census Officer's appointment orders appeared to violate the Census Act, 1948, as private school staff cannot be mandatorily deputed for census work. The court noted consistent judicial precedent holding that teaching and non-teaching staff of aided/unaided schools cannot be requisitioned for census duties, and granted interim relief restraining enforcement of the appointment orders pending final hearing. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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