Bombay High Court
VARAD SANJAYKUMAR KANTEWARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The review application is dismissed as it is not reasonable to entertain a request for curtailing the time limit.
Summary
The applicant, Varad Sanjaykumar Kantewar, obtained admission to the College of Engineering, Pune, but required a validity certificate before the end of the fourth CAP round, i.e., within one month. The High Court's earlier order dated 28 July 2026 had directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the applicant's claim within six months, noting that the proposal was filed on 21 May 2026. The applicant filed a review application seeking a further curtailment of this period, arguing that the delay would jeopardise his admission. The Court observed that the applicant himself delayed filing the proposal and had waited for a long time before seeking expedited action, and that the Scrutiny Committee was already bound by the Court’s directions to decide within the stipulated period. Consequently, the Court held that the request was unreasonable and that a review application could not be entertained for such a purpose, and dismissed the review.
Issues considered
- Whether a review application can be entertained to shorten the time limit imposed on the Scrutiny Committee for deciding a validity certificate.
Subjects
- review application
- civil procedure
- administrative law
- Scrutiny Committee
- validity certificate
- education admission
- time limit
- reasonableness
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:39731-DB
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6-ra-141-2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
REVIEW APPLICATION (CIVIL) NO. 141 OF 2026
IN WP/8342/2026
Varad Sanjaykumar Kantewar
VERSUS
State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another
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Mr. G. L. Deshpande, Advocate for Applicant
Mrs. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondent-State
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CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
DATED : 31ST AUGUST, 2026
P.C. :-
. Heard learned Advocate for the applicant.
2. In the application itself, it is stated that the Review Application
is filed only for limited purpose as after the order passed by this
Court dated 28.07.2026, the applicant got admission to the college
namely College of Engineering, Pune to Engineering Course. The last
date of submission of the validity certificate is stated to be till the end
of the fourth CAP round. The applicant, therefore, requires the
certificate validated within a period of one month.
3. By the order passed by this Court, this Court had infact
considered all these aspects. It was pointed out to the Court that the
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proposal itself was filed on 21.05.2026. In that view, this Court had
directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the claim within six
months.
4. Now, the applicant seeks that even that period be curtailed. If
it was the case, the applicant ought to have approached the Scrutiny
Committee well in advance. In the present case, applicant who
himself waited for a long period and did not submit the proposal in
time, now expects all the concerned Authorities to act in prompt
manner. This Court has already directed the Scrutiny Committee in
dozens of matters to decide the claims within the stipulated period.
At the same time, the Committee is required to obey the directions
issued this Court in many matters and proposals. The committee is
also required to follow the procedure before deciding the validity
claim.
5. Considering all above, this Court finds that the request made
by the Review Applicant is not reasonable. A Review Application in
fact cannot be entertained for such purpose. There is no merit in the
Review Application. Review Application stands dismissed.
[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
Rushikesh/2026
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