RAMADAS KS vs TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

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902 WP-3359-2024 (J) C2.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3359 OF 2024 Ramadas KS, ) Occaption: Student ) Indian National, Age : 30 years) Kizhakkekara House, Adlaid, ) Puzhamudi PO, Kalpetta, ) Wayanad, Kerala-673121 ) ...Petitioner Versus 1. Tata Institute of Social Sciences) Through its Registrar, ) V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, ) Mumbai 400 088 ) 2. University Grants Commission ) Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ) New Delhi 110 002 ) 3. Union of India ) Through the Ministry of Social ) Justice and Empowerment, ) Government of India ) Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi ) New Delhi-110001 ) 4. National Scheduled Castes ) Finance and Development ) Corporation ) 14th Floor Scope Minar, ) Core '1' & '2', North Tower, ) Laxmi Nagar District Centre, ) Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 ) ...Respondents *** Mr. Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate i/b Ms. Rishika Agarwal & Ms. Lara Jasani, Advocates for Petitioner. Husen 1/24 902 WP-3359-2024 (J) C2.doc Mr. Rajeev Kumar Pandey a/w. Mr. Madhur Rai, Mr. Sachin Kanse, Mr. Ashish Kanojia, Mr. Yogesh Mishra & Ms. Sneha Nandgaokar i/b PRS Legal, Advocates, for Respondent No. 1 – TISS. Mr. Rui Rodrigues, Advocate for Respondent No. 2. Ms. Shilpa Kapil, Advocate for Respondent No.3-UOI. *** CORAM : A.S. CHANDURKAR & M.M. SATHAYE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 24TH JANUARY, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 12TH MARCH, 2025 JUDGMENT (Per M.M. Sathaye, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner, a Ph.D. student of 30 years of age, studying in Respondent No.1 Institute (‘TISS’, for short) is challenging the report dated 17.04.2024 of the Empowered Committee constituted by Respondent N