Bombay High Court
ADITYA NANDKUMAR SISODIAversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition is covered by the Supreme Court’s protective order and therefore the writ petition is disposed.
Summary
The petitioner, a student, sought relief to appear for the 10th semester final examination despite a shortage of attendance. The High Court initially granted interim relief allowing the petitioner to fill the examination form and appear. Subsequently, the court noted that the Supreme Court’s order in Prakruthi Jain v. Bar Council of India, applied in Aniruddha Gaurav Gursal v. State of Maharashtra, provided a one‑time protection to students barred on attendance grounds for the 2025‑26 academic session. The court held that the petitioner’s case fell within the ambit of that protection. Consequently, there was no remaining issue to adjudicate, and the writ petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to appear for the 10th semester examination despite insufficient attendance under the Supreme Court’s protective order.
Subjects
- writ petition
- interim relief
- attendance requirement
- academic examination
- Supreme Court order
- disposal
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 8462 OF 2026
Aditya Nandkumar Sisodia ...Petitioner
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra through its
Secretary Department of Higher Technical
Education and Others ...Respondents
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Mr. Hrishikesh S. Nabar a/w. Ms. Aishwarya R. Tuwar, for the Petitioner.
Ms. Kavita N. Solunke, Addl. G.P., for Respondent No.1/ State.
Mr. Rajendra Anbhule, for Respondent No.2.
Mr. Rui Rodrigues, for Respondent No.3 – University.
Digitally
signed by
MAMTA
MAMTA AMAR
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AMAR KALE
KALE Date:
2026.08.18
15:45:07
+0530
CORAM : R. I. CHAGLA AND
FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ.
DATED : 17th AUGUST, 2026
P.C.:-
1. In the above Writ Petition, by an Order dated 9 th July 2026, the
Petitioner was granted interim relief by allowing the Petitioner to appear in
10th Semester Final Examination by filling in the examination form.
Thereafter, the Petitioner has appeared in 10 th Semester Final Examination.
Although, this Order has been passed without prejudice, subject to the
outcome of the Petition and further orders, and without creating any
equities in favour of the Petitioner, in view of the Judgement dated 10 th
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August 2026 passed in Aniruddha Gaurav Gursal and Others Vs. State of
Maharashtra and Others in Interim Application No.5058 of 2026 in Writ
Petition No.6027 of 2026 along with companion matters, which had applied
the Order of the Supreme Court dated 21st July 2026 in Prakruthi Jain Vs.
Bar Council of India and connected matters, thereby allowing the
Petitioners’ academic session which was ongoing on 3 rd November 2025 and
who were prevented from appearing for the Semester Examination during
the academic Session 2025-2026 solely on the ground of shortage of
attendance, to be entitled to one time protection granted by the Supreme
Court by an Order dated 21 st July 2026, and allowed to appear for the
Semester Examination for the academic Session 2025-2026, the present
Petition would also be covered by the said Order. In the present Writ
Petition, the Petitioner, by the aforesaid interim Order, has already been
allowed to appear for the 10 th Semester Final Examination. In view of the
present Petition also being covered by the said Judgement dated 10 th August
2026 in Aniruddha Gursal (Supra), nothing survives in the present Writ
Petition and the present Petition is accordingly disposed of.
[FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.] [R.I. CHAGLA, J.]
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