Bombay High Court

MASIRA BI HANIF PATELversusUNION OF INDIA

Decided: 13 January 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: R I CHAGLA ADVAIT M SETHNA

Holding

The prayer for allocation of Central Pool Quota seats for the 2024-25 academic year is infructuous as the admission process has ended, and the petition is disposed.

Summary

The petitioner, Jitendra Shankar Masira Bi Hanif Patel, filed a writ petition seeking that the Union of India allocate seats under the Central Pool Quota Scheme for MBBS/BDS courses, incorporating reservation for PMRBP awardees for the 2024-25 academic year. The Court examined whether such an order could be issued given the timing of the admission process. It held that the admission process for 2024-25 had already concluded, rendering the prayer infructuous. The Court allowed the petitioner to file a fresh petition for any subsequent academic year. Consequently, the present petition was disposed of without any order as to costs.

Issues considered

Whether the Court can direct allocation of Central Pool Quota seats for MBBS/BDS admissions for the 2024-25 academic year
Whether the petition remains maintainable after the admission process for the said year has ended

Subjects

Central Pool Quota
Reservation
MBBS admission
BDS admission
PMRBP awardees
Writ petition
Admission process
Fresh petition

Judgment

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                                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                        ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

                                             WRIT PETITION NO.1693 OF 2024
JITENDRA
SHANKAR                     Masira Bi Hanif Patel                           ...Petitioner
NIJASURE
Digitally signed by
JITENDRA SHANKAR
NIJASURE                          Versus
Date: 2026.01.16
11:39:03 +0530


                            Union of India                                  ...Respondent

                                                         ----------
                            Mr. Pramod Kathane with Mr. Amol Ghurde for the Petitioner.
                            Dr. Uday Warunjikar, i/b. Ms. Gardi Warunjikar for Respondent –
                            UoI.
                                                         ----------

                                                         CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND
                                                                 ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

                                                         DATE         : 13TH JANUARY, 2026

                            ORDER :


                            1.          Considering the prayers in the Writ Petition which

                            include prayer for allocation of Central Pool Quota Scheme for

                            admission in MBBS / BDS course seats suitably to incorporate the

                            reservation of seats to PMRBP Awardees in Central Pool Quota

                            Scheme for admission in MBBS / BDS course academic year 2024-25

                            has become infructuous, in view of admission process for academic

                            year 2024-25 coming to an end.

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2.          The Petitioner is at liberty to file fresh Petition in respect

of subsequent academic year and all rights and contentions of the

parties in the present Writ Petition are kept open.



3.          The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall

be no order as to costs.



      [ ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J. ]               [ R.I. CHAGLA J. ]




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