Bombay High Court
MADHURI SAVLIRAM GUNJALversusMAHARASHTRA MEDICAL COUNCIL THRU REGISTRAR AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court held that, having settled the dispute through the consent terms dated 24 September 2026, the petition is disposed and the respondent is directed to restore the petitioner’s medical registration within two weeks.
Summary
Madhuri Savliram Gunjal filed a writ petition seeking restoration of her registration as a medical practitioner, alleging grievances against the Maharashtra Medical Council and another respondent. The parties executed Consent Terms on 24 September 2026, under which the petitioner withdrew her complaints. The court, noting the settlement, directed the Maharashtra Medical Council to issue an order restoring the petitioner’s registration within two weeks of the order’s upload. The court expressly stated it did not examine the merits of the underlying dispute. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be disposed of on the basis of a settlement reflected in consent terms.
- Whether the Maharashtra Medical Council is obligated to restore the petitioner’s medical registration in accordance with the consent terms.
Subjects
- medical registration
- consent terms
- settlement
- writ petition
- Maharashtra Medical Council
- restoration of registration
- court disposal
Judgment
901-WP-11881-2026 (AS).doc
Ashwini
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 11881 OF 2026
Madhuri Savliram Gunjal alias
Madhuri Dandekar ...Petitioner
Versus
Maharashtra Medical Council
through Registrar & Anr. ...Respondents
...
Adv. Saurabh Ghag, a/w Adv. Dakshata Sawant, Adv. Nikita
Chavan, Adv. Siddhant Raul, Adv. Sanghpriya Sarode and Adv.
Monali Gadhave for the Petitioner.
Adv. Brijesh Rathod for Respondent No.1.
Adv. Pravin Gaikwad, a/w Adv. Angelina B. C., i/by Adv. Ganesh
Dalvi for Respondent No.2.
Mr. Ashish Sawant, Respondent No.2, in-person, present.
...
ASHWINI
CORAM : MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, CJ. &
PRASAD
NARHIRE ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.
Digitally signed
by ASHWINI
PRASAD
NARHIRE
Date: 2026.10.09
10:57:42 +0530
DATE : 8th OCTOBER, 2026.
P.C.:
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the parties and Mr. Ashish
Sawant, i.e. Respondent No.2, who is present in Court acknowledge
the Consent Terms and its execution dated 24 th September 2026,
which are already on record.
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3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that in view of the
Consent Terms dated 24 th September 2026, the Petitioner has
already withdrawn the complaints lodged against the Respondent
No.2.
4. In order to facilitate the parties and give a quietus to the issue
in hand, we had adjourned the matter on 5th October 2026, in order
to enable the learned counsel for Respondent No.1, i.e Maharashtra
Medical Council, to obtain proper instructions with regard to the
restoration of Petitioner’s registration as a Medical Practitioner, in
light of the said Consent Terms dated 24 th September 2026. Today,
on instructions, he submits that Respondent No.1 is inclined to
pass an appropriate order in terms of the Consent Terms dated 24 th
September 2026, in case some breathing time is accorded to them.
5. In view of the above facts and circumstances, we find that the
parties have already settled the matter in terms of the Consent
Terms dated 24th September 2026. Accordingly, the Respondent
No.1 may pass an appropriate order on the issue of restoration of
Petitioner’s registration as a Medical Practitioner, in accordance
with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of uploading
of this order.
6. We clarify that this Court has not adverted to the merits of
the matter.
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7. Accordingly, with the aforesaid observations, the Writ Petition
is Disposed Of.
[ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]
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