Case Synopsis

Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar vs State of Maharashtra & Anr., 2025 INSC 1460.

Synopsis: An Administrative Facilitation. The Supreme Court upheld the authority of a High Court Chief Justice to designate regular off-seat sittings under Section 51(3) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, ruling that such administrative arrangements aimed at litigant convenience do not constitute the creation of a permanent bench and fall squarely within the Chief Justice's administrative domain.

1. Heading of the judgment

Case Title: Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar vs State of Maharashtra & Anr
Citation: 2025 INSC 1460
Court: Supreme Court of India
Judges: Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice N.V. Anjaria
Date of Judgment: December 18, 2025

2. Related laws and sections

• Constitution of India: Article 14 (Right to Equality), Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty), Article 32 (Power to issue writs).

• States Reorganisation Act, 1956: Section 51 – Principal seat and other places of sitting of High Courts for new States. The judgment primarily interprets Sub-section (3).

• General Clauses Act, 1897: Section 14 (Power to be exercised from time to time).

• Precedents Relied Upon:
  State of Maharashtra v. Narayan Shamrao Puranik, (1982) 3 SCC 519.
  Federation of Bar Associati

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