1 933-WP-6506-2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6506 OF 2016 Pravin Prakash Dongare Vs The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Mr. P. V. Barde, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya AGP for State. Mr. V. S. Bedre, for Respondent No.2. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 19th AUGUST 2026. PC :- 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGP for the respondent – State and learned counsel for Respondent No.2. 2. By consent, this matter is taken up finally at the stage of admission. 3. This petition is filed seeking appropriate writ directing respondents benefit to confer permanency upon the petitioner by regularizing services of the petitioner as a Child Specialist with respondent No.2 – Corporation. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the issue is now covered by the decision of the coordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.3053 of 2023, decided on 5 April 2023, in the case of Arti Nlesh Dapse & Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary & Ors., wherein this Court has Kiran Kawre 2 933-WP-6506-2016 directed the Corporation to send a proposal within 30 days and the State Government to deal with the said proposal within 60 days thereafter. This Court had also protected the services of the petitioner therein till the final decision is taken by the State Government. 5. We have perused the aforesaid decision and, in our view, the issue stands conclusively covered by the said decision. Adopting and following the reasoning given in the above decision, we direct respondent No.2 to send the proposal within 30 days to respondent No.1, and respondent No.1 to take an appropriate decision within 60 days thereof. 6. Meanwhile, till the final decision is taken by respondent No.1, the services of the petitioner shall be protected and the same shall not be terminated on the ground that they are contractual employees. If any adverse order is passed, same shall not be given effect to for a period of four weeks. 7. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] Kiran Kawre