906-wp-3085-2026.doc jsn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3085 OF 2026 Mrunal Dattatray Dhumal ...Petitioner Versus The University of Mumbai & Anr. ...Respondents ---------- Mr. Asadullah Shaikh with Mansi Bhalerao for the Petitioner. Mr. Rui A. Rodrigues for the Respondents. ---------- CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ. DATE : 16TH OCTOBER, 2026. O R D E R:- 1. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioner is seeking direction to the Respondents to issue the Degree Certificate and the Semister-wise Marksheets in favour of the Petitioner in respect of the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Course, along with all consequential and connected documents. 2. The present Petitioner had together with another student filed Writ Petition No.42 of 2019. This Court by ad-interim Order dated 29th November 2018 directed the Respondents to permit the Petitioners to appear in the examinations of their respective B.Sc. 1/3 JITENDRA SHANKAR NIJASURE Digitally signed by JITENDRA SHANKAR NIJASURE Date: 2026.10.19 10:44:01 +0530 906-wp-3085-2026.doc Degree Course. The ad interim order had thereafter been continued by Order dated 20th March 2019. 3. The Petitioner No.1 in the said Writ Petition chose not to prosecute the said Writ Petition and the Petitioner No.2 was only desirous in prosecuting the Writ Petition. The Petitioner No.1 had accordingly been permitted to be deleted as party Petitioner vide Order dated 19th July 2024. 4. Writ Petition No.42 of 2019 came to be disposed of along with companion Writ Petitions by a judgment dated 26th May 2025, wherein this Court had allowed the Writ Petitions and held that the Petitioners are entitled to declaration of her/his results and award of degree would be subject to satisfying other necessary requirements. The Petitioner No.1 having been deleted as Petitioner has not derived the benefit of the judgment dated 26th May 2025 passed by this Court. Accordingly, the present Petition has been filed seeking the benefit of the judgment dated 26th May 2025. 5. Having considered the order passed by this Court on 19th July 2024 in Writ Petition No.42 of 2019, whereby the Petitioner has been deleted as party Petitioner, without liberty being granted to 2/3 906-wp-3085-2026.doc her to file the present Petition, the present Petition cannot be entertained by this Court. 6. It is open for the Petitioner to apply to the Respondent – University of Mumbai as well as Shri Bhausaheb Vartak, Commerce, and Science College, seeking issuance of the Degree Certificate and the Semester-wise Marksheets in favour of the Petitioner in respect of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Course, along with all consequential and connected documents and the University of Mumbai and Shri Bhausaheb Vartak, Commerce, and Science College shall in deciding the application keep in mind the said judgment dated 26th May 2025 passed by this Court. 7. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of in these terms. There shall be no order as to costs. [ FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J. ] [ R.I. CHAGLA J. ] 3/3