TRUP2T0I26:BHC-AS:2488-DB SADANAND BAMNE TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE wp-10058-2024-12.odt Date: 2026.01.20 11:08:19 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10058 OF 2024 Dr.Vishal Gangadhar Naranje … Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents …

Mr.Pranav Bhoite for the Petitioner.

Ms.Priyanka Chavan, AGP for the Respondent -State.

Mr.Rajendra Anbhule for Respondent No.4- University.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE &

ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : JANUARY 16, 2026 P.C:

1. By an order passed by this Court [Coram: Nitin Jamdar (as His Lordship then was ) & M.M.Sathaye, JJ.] dated 25.07.2024, the Petitioner was permitted to give notice to Respondent Nos. 6 and 7, which is the Management, and to file an affidavit of service. The office remarks dated 27.11.2024 and 13.01.2026, indicate that the affidavit of service was filed on 16.08.2024 and that the office objections have been removed.

2. The Court Sheristedar points out from Part II of the file that the Petitioner has also tendered a printout of the tracking report along with two original postal receipts of having served Respondent Nos. 6 and 7 by Speed Post A.D. The tracking report indicates that the items were delivered on 14.08.2024. Despite this, no appearance has been entered on behalf of Respondent Nos. 6 and 7.

3. The Petitioner makes a simple prayer that the order dated 14.08.2020, passed by the Grievance Redressal Committee under Section 79 of the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 has still not been implemented by the management. Reliance is placed on a final order dated 15.07.2025 delivered by this Court, to which one of us (Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.) was a party, in Writ Petition No. 14685 of 2024 and other connected Writ Petitions (Babasaheb Dyanoba Garje Versus Chaudhary Atar Singh Yadav Memorial Education Trust through its President & Ors.). The Petitioner draws our attention to the reference made therein to the Penalties Uniform Statutes, and more particularly to paragraphs 5 to 21 of the said order, which read as under:

“5. Keeping in view the common grievance of these Petitioners before us, we deem it appropriate to issue certain guidelines in light of the Uniform Statute No. 1 of 2019, which is brought into effect by the Notification dated 1^st January, 2019 issued under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016, by the Higher and Technical Education Department. The short title of the said Statute No. 1 of 2019 is “the Maharashtra Public Universities (Penalties to be imposed upon Erring Affiliated Colleges/Recognized Institutions) Uniform Statutes 2018” (hereinafter referred to as “the Penalties Uniform Statutes”). The Department of Higher and Technical Education has introduded the said Statute. It would be apposite to reproduce the same, more particularly clauses 2(1-

10), 3(1-9), 4(1-8) and 5, hereunder:-

“2. Violation of Conditions. — An affiliated college or recognised institution or the management thereof, as the case may be, shall be liable for disciplinary action if it,—

(1) violates any of the conditions of affiliation/recognition as prescribed in sub-section of section 108 of the Act;

(2) acts in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the University and/or acts detrimental to the educational standards;

(3) submits eligibility forms, examination forms or any other forms beyond the date prescribed;

(4) neglects to take due care to maintain peaceful and proper atmosphere during the conduct of examinations;

(5) neglects to exercise due care in the smooth, proper and strict conduct of the examinations, leading to the instances of the mal-practices or adoption of unfair-means at the examination centres of the affiliated college or recognised institution ;

(6) permits or encourages directly or indirectly mal-

practices in the conduct of examinations;

(7) collects unauthorized or higher fees from the students ;

(8) neglects to take appropriate disciplinary action as directed by the University against the Princip