Pranjal Madan Alias Madanlal Lad v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.335 OF 2022 (Pranjal Madan alias Madanlal Lad Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others) AND WRIT PETITION NO.349 OF 2022 (Ismat Baig Mubeen Baig Mirza under guardianship of her mother Farhana Mirza Mubeen Baig Mirza) .....

Mr. J.M. Murkute, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. A.R. Kale, A.G.P. for the respondent/State Mr. M.D. Narwadkar, Advocate for respondent No.3 .....

CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA AND S.G. DIGE, JJ.

DATE :

07.01.2022 PER COURT :

The petitioners are assailing Rule 4.5 of the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission to the Full Time Professional Undergraduate Medical and Dental Courses) Rules, 2016.

2.

We have heard learned Advocate for the petitioners, learned A.G.P. and learned Advocate Mr. M.D. Narwadkar for respondent No.3. 3.

The issue is no longer res integra. The Division Bench of this court, to which one of us (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) was party, has, under judgment and order dated 23rd December, 2021 passed in Writ Petition

WP335-349-2022.odt No.12210/2021, dealt with the same issue and held that the said Rule does not appear to be arbitrary or unreasonable. The challenge to the said Rule is negatived.

4.

For the reasons recorded in the judgment and order dated 23rd December, 2021 passed in Writ Petition No.12210/2021, the present writ petitions also stand disposed of. No costs.

[S.G. DIGE] [S.V. GANGAPURWALA] JUDGE JUDGE npj/WP335-349-2022.odt