Bombay High Court

NIKITA DIPAKRAO MORE AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY LAW AND JUDICIARY DEPT. AND ORS

Decided: 27 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Supreme Court’s order vacated the stay on the relief, and the Bombay High Court disposed of the petition accordingly.

Summary

The petitioners, led by Nikita Dipakrao More, sought relief after a Division Bench order on 14‑10‑2025 had allowed their petition. The matter was appealed to the Supreme Court in the case Pratikraj Rajendrakumar Hamand & Ors. v. Nikita Deepakrao More & Ors., where the Supreme Court, on 19‑08‑2026, accepted More’s claim based on her merit ranking and vacated the stay on the relief previously granted by the Bombay High Court. Consequently, the Bombay High Court disposed of the writ petition, noting that More had received the benefits ordered by the Supreme Court. The order is limited to More’s claim alone.

Issues considered

What was the effect of the Supreme Court’s order on the stay granted by the Bombay High Court?
Whether the petition should be disposed of in view of the Supreme Court’s acceptance of the petitioner’s claim.

Subjects

writ petition
stay order
Supreme Court judgment
merit ranking
civil appellate jurisdiction
benefits entitlement

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. 7047 OF 2023

                      Nikita Dipakrao More & Ors.                             … Petitioners
                            versus
                      The State of Maharashtra & Ors.                         … Respondents

                                                        ……
                      Mr.Prasad Avhad for the Petitioners.
                      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 -State.
                      Mr.Ashutosh M. Kulkarni with Mr.Hrutik R. Chavan for the Respondent
                      – MPSC.
                      Dr.Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Rahul Nerlekar for the
                      Respondent, the Bombay High Court.
                                                        …...

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


                                          DATE     : 27 AUGUST, 2026

                      P.C.:

                      1.          The learned Advocate for the Petitioners 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 Nikita Dipakrao More 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 Nikita Dipakrao More has been

accepted, considering her merit ranking. Therefore, the stay on the relief

granted to Nikita Dipakrao More by this Court, stood vacated.



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

into account that Nikita Dipakrao More 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 Nikita Dipakrao

More.




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



1    Civil Appeal No. 011271-011272/2026

                                                                    Trupti S. Bamne

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