VIVEK BABU PATIL vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU THE SECRETARY, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPT. AND ORS

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909-WP-9022-2022.odt. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9022 OF 2022 Vivek Babu Patil Age: 50 years, Occu: service Residing at HN 600- ‘Kundan’, Near Hanuman Talav, Behind Hanuman Temple, Umela, Naigaon (West), Taluka Vasai District Thane- 401202. ...Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032. 2. Director of Education (Higher Education), M.S. Pune, Central Building, Pune 411001. 3. Joint Director of Education (Higher Education) Directorate of Education, M.S. Pune, Pune 411001. 4. University of Mumbai Through its Registrar M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. 5. Shri. Shankar Narayan Education Trust Navghar, Mahavidyalay Marg, Bhayandar (West), District Thane 401 105. 6. Shankar Narayan College of Arts Commerce, Mahavidya Marg, Bhayandar (West), District Thane 401 105. ...Respondents Kartikeya 1 of 13 909-WP-9022-2022.odt. Mr. Rashmin Khandekar a/w Bishwajeet Mukherjee, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. N.C. Walimbe, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. S.P. Kamble, AGP for the Respondent-State. Mr. Sandesh D. Patil a/w Mr. Krishnakant Deshmukh, Mr. Chintan Shah, Mr. Prithviraj Gole i/by Ms. Divya A Pawar/Patil, Advocate for Respondent Nos.5 and 6. CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 30th JANUARY, 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties. 2. The Petitioner has put forth the following prayers:- “a) That this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari, to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 03.12.2021 passed by the Respondent Nos. 2 as w