902- WP-8196-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8196 OF 2026 Rukhsana Nazim Siddiqui ...Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra Thr The Sec. Society Welfare Dept. & Ors. ...Respondents _______ Mr Prashant R Katneshwarkar, Senior Advocate with Deepa Panicker, i/b Mohsin Khan, for Petitioner. Mr A R Deolekar, AGP for Respondent-State. Mr Ashutosh R Kumbhakoni, Senior Advocate with C K Bhangoji, for Respondent No.3. _______ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 2 SEPTEMBER 2026 P.C. 1. At the request of Mr Kumbhakoni, learned Senior Advocate for Respondent No.3, stand over to 16th September 2026 to enable Respondent No.3 to place on record a reply affidavit. Mr Kumbhakoni has also taken an objection that the entire cause of action in the present Writ Petition has arisen in Mumbai and hence, the Writ Petition ought to have been filed on the Original Side, however, it has been inadvertently filed on the Civil Side. 2. We find substance in the contention of Mr Kumbhakoni. We accordingly direct the Petitioner to take appropriate steps to get the proceedings numbered on the Original Side. The Registry shall transfer the proceedings to the Shivgan 902- WP-8196-2026.DOC Original Side. 3. Let appropriate steps in that regard, including amendment of the cause-title, be undertaken within one week from today. 4. Let the reply affidavit be placed on record within ten days from today. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) Shivgan SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Digitally signed by SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Date: 2026.09.05 11:31:07 +0530