NASEER BABASAHEB JAHAGIRDAR vs JOHN WILSON EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ORS

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2025:BHC-AS:9880 34 WP-11066-2023 (f).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11066 OF 2023 Naseer Babasaheb Jahagirdar ] A-204 Kailash Apts, Bellasis Road ] Mumbai – 400008. ] ...Petitioner Versus 1) John Wilson Education Society ] Through, its Chairman College House, ] Wilson College Chowpatty, Mumbai - 400007 ] 2) Wilson College, Board of Management ] Through, its Chairman ] Wilson College, Chowpatty ] Mumbai 400007 ] 3) Wilson College ] Through, its Principal ] Chowpatty, Mumbai 400007 ] 4) University of Mumbai ] Through, its Registrar ] Fort, Mumbai – 400032 ] 5) Joint Director, Higher Education ] Mumbai Region, Elphinstone Premises ] Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 400001 ] ...Respondents —————— Mr. Mandar Limaye, Mr. Hamza Lakhani and Mr. Riz Khan i/b KSK Legal for Petitioner. Mr. Shaikh Nasir Masih for Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Mr. Jainendra Sheth i/b Mr. Rui Rodrigues for Respondent No. 4. AGP Sulbha Chipade for Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J. Date : 18th November, 2025. Sairaj 1 of 9 34 WP-11066-2023 (f).doc Oral Judgment : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and taken up for final hearing with the consent. 2. The Petition challenges the order dated 23rd March, 2022 passed by Presiding Officer, Mumbai University and College Tribunal in Appeal No. 10 of 2015 dismissing the Appeal filed by the present Petitioner under Section 59 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 against the order of his removal dated 17 th August, 2015 passed after an ex-parte inquiry. 3. The facts required to be exposited are that the Respondent No. 1 is the registered trust and the Society which runs Respondent No. 3- Wilson College, which is affiliated to Respondent No. 4-University of Mumbai. The Petitioner