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Time of India
08-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bombay HC directs MPSC to give applicant copy of answersheet during examination process
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Augst 4 directed the MPSC to provide the answer sheet of a main examination held for appointment of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class, to an aspirant, before the results are declared. The HC said the rules nowhere state the answer sheet can only be shared after the examination process is complete. The HC however said, 'We make it clear that we are not expressing any opinion on such contention and the same is kept open, to be decided in the appropriate proceedings in the event if occasion arises.'' You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Adnan Abbas Mookhtiar, petitioned the HC saying he had appeared for the main entrance examination pursuant to an advertisement issued by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). He had under the Right to Information Act of 2005 approached the authority for a photocopy of his answersheet. His request was rejected on the ground the examination process is not yet completed. The First Appellate Authority also rejected the application. Before the HC division bench of Justices M S Karnik and NR Borkar, his lawyer said the rules and 'general instructions to candidates' by MPSC, allow for a copy to be handed over on a request under the RTI. The MPSC argued that if answersheets are shared before the results—when examination process is still on—it may lead to stalling of the examination process. The HC said the candidate has a limited request an the rules do not specify that the answersheet copy will be given only once process is complete. The issue whether he can claim any relief based on the answersheet copy is a separate matter, the HC said and directed MPSC to hand him a copy of his answersheet in a week. The HC disposed of the petition, keeping all contentions open and said MPSC can proceed with the examination process. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
07-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bombay High Court directs MPSC to provide answersheet to candidate while examination process is on
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Aug 4 directed the MPSC to provide the answersheet of a main examination held for the appointment of Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class to an aspirant in a week, while the results are yet to be declared. The HC stated that the rules do not specify that the answer sheet can only be shared after the examination process is complete. The HC, however, said, "We make it clear that we are not expressing any opinion on such contention and the same is kept open, to be decided in the appropriate proceedings in the event if occasion arises." Adnan Abbas Mookhtiar petitioned the HC, saying he appeared for the main entrance examination pursuant to an advertisement issued by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC). He, under the Right to Information Act of 2005, approached the authority for a photocopy of his answer sheet. His request was rejected on the grounds that the examination process was not yet completed. The First Appellate Authority also rejected the application. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Before the HC division bench of Justices M S Karnik and N R Borkar, Mookhtiar's lawyer said the rules and 'general instructions to candidates' by MPSC allow for a copy to be handed over on a request under the RTI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If you have a mouse, play this game for 1 minute Navy Quest Undo The MPSC argued that if answer sheets are shared before the results—when the examination process is still ongoing—it may lead to stalling of the examination process. The HC said the candidate has a limited request, and the rules do not specify that the answer sheet copy will be given only once the process is complete. The issue of whether he can claim any relief based on the answer sheet copy is a separate matter, the HC said, and directed MPSC to hand him a copy of his answer sheet within a week. The HC disposed of the petition, keeping all contentions open, and said MPSC can proceed with the examination process. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and s ilver prices in your area.
Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
HC allows proceedings against senior aviation officer in sexual harassment case
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and allowed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to proceed with departmental proceedings against a senior officer in an alleged sexual harassment case. The CAT had in August 2024 struck down the chargesheet served on the then Director of Airworthiness and had also directed the DGCA to grant him promotion, if he was entitled to it. (Shutterstock) The DGCA had approached the high court, challenging the CAT order, stating that the allegations of sexual harassment were levelled by a contactual staff of the organisation against the officer when he was posted in Bengaluru, and the matter was referred to the ICC. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh informed the court that after a preliminary inquiry conducted by the ICC, as contemplated under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act), based on the preliminary report of the ICC, charges were framed by the disciplinary authority and the same was served on the officer concerned. The officer had challenged the issuance of chargesheet before the Mumbai bench of CAT, claiming that the proceeding was based on completely false allegations levelled after the contractual employee realised that her services were about to be terminated. The Tribunal on August 2, 2024, struck down the chargesheet, observing that in a number of judgements, the Supreme Court has held that the ICC should frame the charges and serve the chargesheet on the delinquent officer. The Tribunal held that the chargesheet was liable to be struck down, as it was prepared and served by the Disciplinary Authority of the DGCA, and not by the ICC. The Tribunal also allowed the officers' plea for promotion, observing that under the law laid down by the apex court, due promotion can be denied to a government employee only when a chargesheet is served on him, or he is under suspension, or criminal prosecution is initiated against him. The Tribunal said since none of the eventualities existed, after striking down the chargesheet against the officer concerned, due promotion could not have been denied to him, and ordered the DGCA to grant him promotion to the post of deputy DGCA, if he was entitled to it. A division bench of justice MS Karnik and justice NR Borkar, however, stayed the CAT order. 'We find that the charges levelled against respondent No 1 (Soni) are serious,' the bench said, while staying the CAT order. 'We do not find any prejudice to respondent No 1 as a consequence of Disciplinary Authority framing and issuing the chargesheet. In any case, respondent No 1 will get full opportunity to defend himself during the course of the inquiry and examination of the witnesses,' the judges added.
Hindustan Times
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC stays gov resolution asking minority institutions to enforce quotas in FYJC admissions
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday stayed a resolution issued by the Maharashtra government on May 6, which said that minority educational institutes must have reservation for Scheduled Castes/Schedule Tribes (SC/ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in first year junior college (FYJC) admissions. Stating that social reservation should not be applicable to any seat in a minority educational institution, a division bench of justices M S Karnik and N R Borkar stayed the resolution and asked the state to update the FYJC admission portal. The court asked the state to respond in four weeks and scheduled the next hearing on August 6. The order follows petitions filed by Solapur's APD Jain Pathashala, a minority institution that runs the Walchand College of Arts and Science and the Hirachand Nemchand College of Commerce in Mumbai, and another petition by the Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions. Senior advocate Milind Sathe, represented the petitioners, and said that according to the Constitution of India, minority educational institutes, both aided or unaided, need not have reservations for socially and educationally backward classes. He added that a similar government resolution issued in 2019 was also withdrawn after it was challenged in the court. The court on Wednesday had asked government pleader Neha Bhide to check whether the government was willing to drop minority institutions from the scope of the resolution. Bhide on Thursday told the court that she had not received any instructions from the government to change the resolution. She added that the resolution did not violate the Indian Constitution and said, 'It is only if the seats remain unfilled and are surrendered that the social reservation comes into place.' The high court had, on Wednesday, questioned the resolution. The court had said that this could just be a mistake by the government for which a correction can be issued, and that an order from the court was not necessary when it came to making such corrections. The Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions (MAMEI) had raised objections about the FYJC admission process for the academic year 2025-26 and said that minority colleges until recently followed a fixed seat distribution of 50% for minority quota, 10% for in-house students, 5% for management quota, and 35% for the rest, including the sports quota and ex-servicemen quota. This year, the government changed the rules for admissions to minority institutions and imposed a reservation for SC/STs and OBCs on the 35% of seats which were in the open category. MAMEI said that the previous reservation structure was legally protected and upheld by the high court and the Supreme Court, and added that the latter had earlier dismissed a petition by the state which challenged the autonomy of minority institutions.
India Today
12-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
No SC, ST, OBC quota in minority college admissions: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday stayed a decision of the Maharashtra government by which it had granted SC, ST and OBC reservations for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission in minority institutions in the bench of Justices MS Karnik and NR Borkar said, "We find substance in the submissions advanced by the counsels for the petitioners therefore the mandate of social reservation will not be applicable in any seats in minority institutions."advertisementThe bench directed the government to file a reply to its plea within four weeks and granted time to the petitioners to file a reply in two weeks after that. The bench will again hear the petition on August bench had earlier asked the Maharashtra government to consider passing a corrigendum to the Government Resolution (GR) passed on May 6, 2025, in which it had taken this decision. However, Government Pleader Neha Bhide said that she had no instructions to withdraw the making her arguments she submitted, "The right of the minority community is not being touched by the GR. The minority community can fill up all the seats that they have. It is only at the stage when the seats remain unfilled, and the seats are surrendered that the social reservation comes into place."advertisement"The reservation would be only for the surrendered seats and this is not a case which violates constitutional mandate," Bhide CITE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS UNDER ARTICLE 30Petitioners lawyer Milind Sathe read article 15(5) of Constitution of India which allows the state to make special provisions by law for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes of citizens, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes, particularly in relation to their admission to educational institutions, including private institutions, whether aided or unaided by the state, but excluding minority educational SC Naidu pointed to Article 30 of the Indian Constitution which protects the rights of minorities, both religious and linguistic, to establish and administer educational institutions of their ensures that minorities can preserve and develop their unique cultures through education. This article prohibits the State from discriminating against any institution based on the fact that it is administered by a minority group, especially when granting financial lawyers also submitted that the seats that remained vacant even in the minority quota are always filled according to bench was hearing a petition filed by Solapur's APD Jain Pathashala, a trust that runs Walchand College of Arts and Science and Hirachand Nemchand College of Commerce in Mumbai and another petition by Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational GENERAL MERIT LIST RELEASED, 200 STUDENTS SCORE FULL MARKSadvertisementMeanwhile, the Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department has released the general merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions today, June 12, 2025. Students who applied for Class 11 admission can now check their merit status on year, 200 students scored a perfect 500 out of 500, making the competition especially intense. The merit list is divided into four score bands: 500–400, 399–300, 299–200, and 199– can view or download the list by clicking on 'General Merit List' on the homepage and selecting the appropriate option. To check individual merit ranks, students must enter their application number in the search bar on the same clarified that this is not the allotment list. Seat allocation will be based on multiple criteria including scores, reservation claims, and availability of seats as confirmed by junior per the official notification, 'Any discrepancy found during the verification process at any level may lead to revision of the candidate's position in the General merit list. The misleading information may also lead to rejection and or cancellation of admission.'advertisementThe admission process for FYJC began on June 12 and will continue till June 14. Eligible students must complete the required formalities within this window.
