1 921-wp-7047-2023.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7047 OF 2023 Nikita Dipakrao More & Ors. … Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents …… Mr.Prasad Avhad for the Petitioners. Mrs.Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr.B.V.Samant, Addl.GP, Mr.O.A.Chandurkar, Addl.GP and Mrs.Pooja C. Patil, AGP for the Respondent -State. Mr.Ashutosh M. Kulkarni with Mr.Hrutik R. Chavan for the Respondent – MPSC. Dr.Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Rahul Nerlekar for the Respondent, the Bombay High Court. …... CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. DATE : 27 AUGUST, 2026 P.C.: 1. The learned Advocate for the Petitioners submits that the Division Bench of this Court [Coram: Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ (as His Lordship then was) & Gautam A. Ankhad, J.] had passed an order on 14.10.2025 and, vide directions set out in paragraph 11(i), the Petition filed by Nikita Dipakrao More was allowed. Trupti S. Bamne TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Digitally signed by TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Date: 2026.08.28 17:03:42 +0530 2 921-wp-7047-2023.odt 2. The matter went to the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Pratikraj Rajendrakumar Hamand & Ors. Versus Nikita Deepakrao More & Ors.1 By an order dated 19.08.2026, the Hon’ble Supreme Court recorded in paragraph No. 6, that the claim of Nikita Dipakrao More has been accepted, considering her merit ranking. Therefore, the stay on the relief granted to Nikita Dipakrao More by this Court, stood vacated. 3. In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off by taking into account that Nikita Dipakrao More has received her benefits under the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 4. Needless to state, this order, in view of the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, is restricted to the claim of Nikita Dipakrao More. (GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) 1 Civil Appeal No. 011271-011272/2026 Trupti S. Bamne