Ingale 33-wp-17470-2024.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 17470 OF 2024 Dr.J.J.Madgum Trust and anr. … Petitioners Versus Shivaji University Kolhapur and anr. .… Respondents **** Mr. D.V.Sutar a/w Ms.Kavita D. Vijapure, for the Petitioners. Mr. Vikram Walawalkar, for the Respondent No.1. **** CORAM : M.S.KARNIK AND N.R.BORKAR, JJ. DATE : 17th JULY 2025 P.C. : 1. Shri Walawalkar, the learned advocate for respondent No.1 made an attempt to justify why the committee has not been appointed under Statute No. 216(A) of the Shivaji University Act, 1974 to conduct preliminary enquiry against respondent no. 2. However, we find it is the statutory obligation on the part of the University to appoint the committee. We, therefore, direct respondent no.1 to appoint a committee as per request letter dated 07/10/2023 and reminder dated 11/03/2024 under Statute No. 216(A) of the Shivaji University Act, 1974 to conduct preliminary enquiry against respondent no. 2 within a period of 4 weeks from today. 1 URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Digitally signed by URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Date: 2025.07.21 11:19:46 +0530 Ingale 33-wp-17470-2024.odt 2. The petition is disposed of. (N.R.BORKAR, J.) (M.S.KARNIK, J.) 2