rajshree IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1085 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.21485 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.12194 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO.10867 OF 2023 IN WRIT PETITION NO.1085 OF 2023 Nisha Pradeep Pandya alias Nisha Amit Gor & Anr. ....Petitioners V/S Union of India & Ors. ....Respondents ALONGWITH WRIT PETITION NO.205 OF 2023 Mohammed Javid Khan & Anr. ....Petitioners V/S Union of India & Ors. ....Respondent Mr.Vishal Kanade a/w Ms.Tanaya Patankar i/b Mr.Sameer Sawant for the Petitioner in WP No.1085/2023.

Mr.Avinash Gokhale a/w Ms.Amrin Khan for Petitioner in WP No.205/2023.

Mr.Anil Singh, ASG a/w Ms.Savita Ganoo, Mr.Aditya Thakkar, Mr.Adarsh Vyas and Ms.Rama Gupta i/b Ms.Anusha Amin for Union of India.

Mr.Danish Qureshi i/b Mahimtura & Co. for Respondent Nos.4 and

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R K M I A O S J H R SH E O R R EEDbK D2107 yI i a g S 2: t R 2 i e H 6 t 7 A : a . O 0: Jl 2 S 5 R y 4 H . 0 M s + R 4 ig O 0 En 5 REe 3 E d 0 Ms.P.H. Kantharia, GP a/w Ms.Jyoti Chavan, Addl. GP for State.

CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE &

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 4^th MAY 2026 JUDGMENT (PER BHARATI DANGRE, J) :

1 Writ Petit