Bombay High Court

SURUCHEE D/O MADHUSUDHANSINGH CHOUHANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME

Decided: 27 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is disposed, confirming that Suruchee Chouhan is entitled to the benefits as per the Supreme Court's order.

Summary

Suruchee d/o Madhusudhansingh Chouhan filed a writ petition against the State of Maharashtra and others. The Division Bench of the Bombay High Court had earlier allowed her petition on 14 October 2025. The matter was taken up by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 011271‑011272/2026, where on 19 August 2026 the Court accepted Suruchee's claim and vacated the stay on the relief previously granted. In light of the Supreme Court's order, the High Court disposed of the writ petition, noting that Suruchee has received the benefits awarded by the Supreme Court. The order is limited to Suruchee's claim and does not affect any other parties.

Issues considered

Whether the relief granted to Suruchee Chouhan should be restored and the stay vacated in view of the Supreme Court's acceptance of her claim.

Subjects

Writ petition
Supreme Court order
Stay vacated
Relief
Merit ranking
Benefits
High Court disposition

Judgment

TRUPTI
SADANAND
BAMNE
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TRUPTI SADANAND
BAMNE
Date: 2026.08.28
17:03:42 +0530

                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                      CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                      WRIT PETITION NO. 16783 OF 2023

                      Suruchee d/o. Madhusudhansingh Chouhan                  … Petitioner
                             versus
                      State of Maharashtra & Ors.                             … Respondents

                                                        ……
                      Dr.Uday P. Warunjikar with Mr.Sumit Kate i/b. Mr.Piyush Pande for the
                      Petitioner.

                      Mr.Shekhar Jagtap for the Respondent – MPSC.

                      Mrs.Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr.B.V.Samant, Addl.GP,
                      Mr.O.A.Chandurkar, Addl.GP and Mrs.Pooja C. Patil, AGP for the
                      Respondent, the State.
                                                    …...

                                         CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ
                                                     &
                                                 GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.


                                          DATE     : 27 AUGUST, 2026

                      P.C.:

                      1.          The learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that the

                      Division Bench of this Court [Coram: Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ (as His

                      Lordship then was) & Gautam A. Ankhad, J.] had passed an order on

                      14.10.2025 and, vide directions set out in paragraph 11(i), the Petition

                      filed by Suruchee Chouhan was allowed.

                                                                                    Trupti S. Bamne
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2.               The matter went to the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Pratikraj

Rajendrakumar Hamand & Ors. Versus Nikita Deepakrao More & Ors. 1

By an order dated 19.08.2026, the Hon’ble Supreme Court recorded in

paragraph No. 6, that the claim of Suruchee Chouhan has been accepted,

considering her merit ranking. Therefore, the stay on the relief granted to

Suruchee Chouhan by this Court, stood vacated.



3.               In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off by taking

into account that Suruchee Chouhan has received her benefits under the

order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.



4.               Needless to state, this order, in view of the order of the

Hon’ble Supreme Court, is restricted to the claim of Suruchee Chouhan.




(GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.)                         (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE)




1    Civil Appeal No. 011271-011272/2026

                                                                    Trupti S. Bamne

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