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2026 DAILYLAW 6248 (BOM)

SHREE NAKODA EDUCATION SOCIETY THR. PRESIDENT v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

WP/4196/2026 · 2026-09-02

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41-WP-4196-2026=.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4196 OF 2026 Shree Nakoda Education Society Thr. President … Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. … Respondents …………. Mr. Kedar P. Lad a/w Jayvant Khade for the Petitioner Mr. P.V. Nelson Rajan, AGP for the Respondent - State …………. CORAM : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. DATE : 2nd SEPTEMBER, 2026. P. C. : . Heard. 2. The petitioner is challenging order dated 20.06.2025 passed by the respondent no.2 – Joint Charity Commissioner rejecting Revision Application No. 44 of 2023. The election of the body for the tenure of 2019 to 2022 was reported vide Change Report No. 747 of 2019. The Deputy Charity Commissioner rejected the change report vide order dated 25.03.2022. 3. Being aggrieved, Revision Application No.44 of 2023 was filed, which was dismissed on 20.06.2025, which is impugned in this petition. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is armed Uday S. Jagtap 1 of 2 UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Digitally signed by UDAY SHIVAJI JAGTAP Date: 2026.09.04 12:50:14 +0530 41-WP-4196-2026=.doc with all the relevant documents for which the change report was dismissed by the Deputy Charity Commissioner. He would submit that if one opportunity is granted then documents can be placed on record. It is submitted that the then President Mr. Deepchand Sohanraj Talesara, who was looking after the proceedings had left Kolhapur and settled at Ahmedabad. Hence, the relevant record could not be brought before the Authority. 5. The impugned order is passed on 20.06.2024. The present petition is filed on 28.04.2026. The Memo of the petition does not spell out any reasons for condoning latches. There is no reason or scope to entertain the petition. 6. The change report concerned was for the period 2019-2022. Thereafter, further election might have been conducted resulting into filing of the change report. On merits also, no case is made out to cause interference in the writ jurisdiction. 7. The Writ Petition is disposed of. ( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. ) Uday S. Jagtap 2 of 2