1 WP / 10775 / 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 3 WRIT PETITION NO. 10775 OF 2026 SHREYA SITARAM JINKWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for petitioner : Mr. Mohnish V. Thorat AGP for the respondent – State : Mr. N.S. Tekale ... CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 2 SEPTEMBER 2026 PER COURT : Heard learned advocate for the petitioner and learned AGP. 2. The petitioner was granted provisional admission by this Court by order dated 04.11.2025 in writ petition no. 13032 of 2026. Pursuant to the said order, now he is admitted to respondent no. 4 – College. Now the examination of 1st year MBBS is to be conducted on 04.09.2026. The College, however, has issued communication dated 11.08.2026 to the petitioner, asking her to submit the validity certificate before 04.09.2026, as the University has withhold the admission eligibility due to the missing document. 3. Learned advocate for the petitioner points out that by the same order, the Committee was also directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within five (5) months from the date of the order. 2026:BHC-AUG:39975-DB 2 WP / 10775 / 2026 4. Now serious prejudice is caused to the petitioner because of the failure of the Committee to adhere to the timeline granted by this Court. The petitioner who is already admitted, would lose his valuable year, if she is not allowed to appear for the examination. 5. Considering the above, this Court finds that no prejudice would be caused to respondent nos. 3 and 4 if petitioner is allowed to appear for the examination. Learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the validity claim of the petitioner will be decided within four weeks from today. 6. Taking the statement as an undertaking to the Court, we allow the petitioner to continue with the examination. The petitioner, however, shall file an undertaking that she will not claim equity on the basis of the interim order passed by this Court and the present order. 7. The Committee to decide the claim of the petitioner in any case within four weeks from today. 8. Writ petition is disposed of. 9. Parties to act on authenticated copy of this Court. [ JITENDRA JAIN ] [ KISHORE C. SANT ] JUDGE JUDGE arp/