Bombay High Court

BALASAHEB VINAYKRAO MANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETRY SCHOOL EDUCTION DEPT AND ORS

Decided: 8 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The court held that it may correct the petitioner’s name in the cause‑title of the order to reflect the correct party.

Summary

Petitioners Balasaheb Vinayakrao Mane and Pathan Yusuf Khan Ibrahim Khan filed writ petitions before the Bombay High Court. The court observed that the cause‑title in the order dated 8 September 2026 incorrectly named the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 7641 of 2026. The petitioners sought a correction to delete the erroneous name and substitute the correct name ‘Balasaheb Vinayakrao Mane’. The court, exercising its inherent power to correct clerical errors, directed that the order be amended accordingly and that the corrected order be made available to the parties. The correction was ordered without any substantive alteration to the merits of the petitions.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can correct the petitioner’s name in the cause‑title of an order under its inherent powers

Subjects

correction of order
inherent jurisdiction
civil procedure
writ petition

Judgment

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                                                                                    MENTIONED-WP-7641-2026+.DOC
          SHAMBHAVI
SHAMBHAVI NILESH
NILESH    SHIVGAN
SHIVGAN   Date:
          2026.09.18
          16:55:51
          +0530

                                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                           CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                              WRIT PETITION NO. 7641 OF 2026


                       Balasaheb Vinayakrao Mane                                        ...Petitioner
                              Versus
                       State of Maharashtra & Ors.                                      ...Respondents

                                                          AND
                                              WRIT PETITION NO. 11291 OF 2026

                       Pathan Yusuf Khan Ibrahim Khan                                   ...Petitioner
                              Versus
                       State of Maharashtra & Ors.                                      ...Respondents

                                                               _______

                       Ms Pranita P Hingmire, for Petitioners.
                                                               _______

                                                            CORAM:        G. S. KULKARNI &
                                                                          DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

                                                            DATE:         17 SEPTEMBER 2026

                       P.C.

                       1.        Not on board. Taken on board.

                       2.        Called out for ‘Speaking to the Minutes’ of the order dated 08 th September
                       2026.

                       3.        In the cause-title of the said order, name of the Petitioner in Writ Petition
                       No. 7641 of 2026 be deleted and be substituted by ‘Balasaheb Vinayakrao Mane’.

                       4.        The order be corrected accordingly and be made available to the parties.




                       (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.)                                   (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)


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