The State Of Maharashtra vs Sudhir S/O Motiramji Hiwarkar

The State Of Maharashtra vs Sudhir S/O Motiramji Hiwarkar on 13 October, 2026 Author: Dipankar Datta Bench: Dipankar Datta 2026 INSC 1118 NON-REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 2963-2964 OF 2016 STATE OF MAHARASHTRA … APPELLANT VS. SUDHIR S/O MOTIRAMJI HIWARKAR & ORS. … RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT DIPANKAR DATTA, J. 1. These civil appeals, by special leave granted on 11th March, 2016, are directed against the judgment and order dated 7th October, 20151, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Nagpur 2, allowing a writ petition3 of the first respondent4 as well as a subsequent order of dismissal of a review application5 of the Joint Director of Higher Education, Nagpur6, dated 12th January, 2016. While granting leave, the direction contained in paragraph 26 (iv) of the impugned judgment was stayed. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by MANIK KUMAR 1 impugned judgment Date: 2026.10.13 18:40:55 IST High Court Reason: 2 3 Writ Petition No. 3081 of 2000 4 Sudhir 5 in Misc. Civil Application Stamp No. 208 of 2016 6 Joint Director Page 1 of 8 2. The factual matrix, confined to what is necessary for the disposal of the present appeals, is that Sudhir was appointed as a Lecturer in the Commerce Faculty of the third respondent7 (run by the second respondent8) in the academic session 1990-1991. The College was granted permission to operate strictly on a “no grant-in-aid” basis9. Following a series of earlier terminations and reinstatements, Sudhir …