{1} wp1897-22.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1897 OF 2022 Santosh Pandit Rathod PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. D. K. Dagadkhair, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondent - State ....… [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. J.] DATE : 8 th APRIL, 2026 ORDER : The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondents No.1 to 4, to decide the Petitioner’s representation dated 9th April, 2021 (Exhibit-F), on its own merits, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of writ of this order, if it is not already decided. [ VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/wp1897-22.doc 2026:BHC-AUG:15760-DB