928 WP NO.7204.2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7204 OF 2025 SAINT AUGUSTINE ENGLISH SCHOOL THR ITS PRINCIPAL BENNY AUGUSTINE KALLIKAT VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. V. P. Bakal Addl. GP for Respondents-State : Mr. M. M. Nerlikar ... CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ. Dated : June 17, 2025 PER COURT :- 1. By this Petition, the Petitioner-School is making a simple request that the name of the father of one student written in short form as ‘Md.’, should be written in full form as ‘Mohmmad’. The full name of the student is Memon Juveriya Fatema Mohmmad Yaseen. 2. In view of the above, since it is universally known that the word ‘Mohammad’ is written in short form as ‘Md.’ or ‘Mohd.’, this Petition needs to be accepted. 3. Hence, the order passed by Respondent No. 2 is quashed and set aside with a direction that he shall follow the due procedure and 2025:BHC-AUG:15351-DB 928 WP NO.7204.2025 -2- permit the correction in the General Register and Board Certificate. 4. With the above directions, this Petition is disposed off. Let the sanction be granted within 15 days from today. (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Omkar Joshi