Bombay High Court
THE PRINCIPAL ARMY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AN ENINEERING COLLEGE AND ORSversusTHE CHAIRMAN ARMY INSITITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petitions are disposed of and remanded to the Grievance Committee for fresh consideration.
Summary
The Army Institute of Technology and other petitioners filed three writ petitions challenging actions of certain university officials, including two professors and the Chairman. Both sides agreed that the matters should be remanded for fresh proceedings before the university's Grievance Committee. The High Court, noting the consensus, ordered the petitions to be disposed of and directed the Grievance Committee to examine the issues and pass appropriate orders within four months, no later than April 30, 2026. The Court expressly kept all questions of law open for future consideration. The order was signed digitally and will be effective upon download from the Court's website.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petitions should be disposed of by remanding the matters to the university's Grievance Committee for fresh proceedings
Subjects
- writ petition
- remand
- grievance committee
- procedural order
- university administration
Judgment
22.WP.15849.2024.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.15849 OF 2024
The Principal,
Army Institute Of Technology & Ors. ….Petitioners
Versus
Prof Anup Kadam ....Respondent
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.15532 OF 2024
The Principal,
Army Institute Of Technology & Ors. ….Petitioners
Versus
Prof Ashok Kumar Singh ....Respondent
WITH
WRIT PETITION NO.15856 OF 2024
The Principal,
Army Institute Of Technology & Ors. ….Petitioners
Versus
The Chairman,
Army Institute Of Technology & Ors. ....Respondents
Mr. D.J. Bhanage a/w. Mayur Joglekar, for Petitioners.
Mr. Yash Agarwal i/b. Vaibhav Kulkarni, for Respondents.
CORAM: SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.
DATE : APRIL 10, 2026
ORDER :
1. Learned Advocate for the parties jointly submit that they have
consensus that the captioned Petitions may be disposed of by remand at
Digitally
signed by
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the request of the Learned Advocate for the University for conducting the
proceedings afresh and passing a reasoned order. The Petitions are
hereby finally disposed of.
2. The Grievance Committee is requested to examine the matters and
pass appropriate orders preferably within a period of four months from
when it first convenes, which shall be no later than April 30, 2026.
3. Needless to say, all questions of law are kept open.
4. All actions required to be taken pursuant to this order shall be
taken upon receipt of a downloaded copy as available on this Court’s
website.
[ SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J.]
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