Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar vs State Of Maharashtra

insc-2025-1460 Supreme Court of India 18 December 2025 • WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 914 OF 2025 • 31 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Constitution of India Following the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 General Clauses Act, 1897 States Reorganisation Act, 1956

Judges (2)

Aravind Kumar Delivered N.V. Anjaria Coram

Parties (2)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar Petitioner

Case Significance

Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar vs State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1460). Writ petition under Article 32 challenging Bombay High Court's notification establishing Kolhapur as an additional sitting place under Section 51(3) of the States Reorganisation Act. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding the notification was within the Chief Justice's jurisdiction and facilitated access to justice for a geographically distant region. The bench comprised Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria. The judgment was delivered by Justice Aravind Kumar.

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Summary

Writ petition under Article 32 challenging Bombay High Court's notification establishing Kolhapur as an additional sitting place under Section 51(3) of the States Reorganisation Act. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding the notification was within the Chief Justice's jurisdiction and facilitated access to justice for a geographically distant region.