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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ASHWIN D. BHOBE
Laxmi Charitable Trust, through its Managing Trustee Mr. Hemant Vissanji – Appellant
Versus
University of Mumbai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.
1. This matter is listed in the “Prioritized Cases” category.
2. This Petition was lodged on 29th June, 2011. It was heard on the lodging number, and later, in 2012, it was assigned a regular registered number.
3. The Petitioner has put forth the following prayers :
“a) that the Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or a writ in nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction calling for the records leading to the impugned decision of Respondent No.1 as informed by the impugned communication dated 23-6-2011 (EXHIBIT-"M" hereto) and impugned report dated 27-5-2011 (Exhibit-M-1 hereto) and of the impugned Management Council Resolution dated 30-5-2011 passed by the Respondent No.1 and after considering their legality, validity and propriety be pleased to quash and set-aside the same;
b) that pending the hearing and final disposal of the present petition the Hon'ble Court be pleased to restrain the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 by themselves and through their officers, agents, servants and successors in office to act in pursuance of the Impugned decision dated 23-6- 2011 (EXHIBIT-M hereto) and impugned report dated 27-5-2011 (
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