PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR AMBIKAPATISINGH SINHA vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA MUMBAI AND OTHERS — WP/381/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 29-May-2026

CNR: HCBM040161832026

e-Filing Number

03-05-2026

Filing Number

WP/5177/2026

Filing Date

07-May-2026

Registration No

WP/381/2026

Registration Date

07-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke , Hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash Mehta

Bench Type

Division

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR AMBIKAPATISINGH SINHA

    Adv. NIRAV S. PADIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA MUMBAI AND OTHERS

  2. 2.THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON NAGPUR

  3. 3.THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

  4. 4.RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY THR ITS VICE CHANCELLOR/ DIRECTOR

  5. 5.PRINCIPAL DR. B.R.A. LAW COLLEGE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-May-2026

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  3. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke,hon'ble Justice Nivedita Prakash MehtaView PDF

    Summary: WP/381/2026 - Purushottam Kumar Ambikapatisingh Sinha v. State of Maharashtra The High Court allowed the petition of an undertrial prisoner seeking to appear for his L.L.B. Second Semester examination without paying exorbitant escort charges. The court held that denying him education due to financial burden violated his fundamental right under Article 21 and would be harsh, noting he had previously been prevented from appearing despite court permission in December 2023. The court directed prison authorities to transport him without insisting on escort charges while providing security personnel, and ordered the law college to arrange separate examination facilities with appropriate safeguards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 07-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/381/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: WP/381/2026 - Purushottam Kumar Ambikapatisingh Sinha v. State of Maharashtra The High Court allowed the petition of an undertrial prisoner seeking to appear for his L.L.B. Second Semester examination without paying exorbitant escort charges. The court held that denying him education due to financial burden violated his fundamental right under Article 21 and would be harsh, noting he had previously been prevented from appearing despite court permission in December 2023. The court directed prison authorities to transport him without insisting on escort charges while providing security personnel, and ordered the law college to arrange separate examination facilities with appropriate safeguards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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