911-WP-53-2023.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 53 OF 2023 Bhimrao Ishwar Babar ...Petitioner. Versus State Of Maharashtra Thru The Prin. Secretary, School Edu. Dept. And Others ...Respondents. WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 1984 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 53 OF 2023 Kai. Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Prashala And Another ...Applicants. Versus Bhimrao Ishwar Babar And Others ...Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 50 OF 2023 Pandurang Raghunath Hajare ...Petitioner. Versus State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents. WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 1982 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 50 OF 2023 Kai. Lokshashir Annabhau Sathe Prasahala And Another ...Applicants. Versus Pandurang Raghunath Hajare And Others ...Respondents. —————— Mr. Satyajeet Rajeshirke (Through V. C.) a/w Rutik Kashid i/b Prabhakar Jadhav Harish 1 of 2 911-WP-53-2023.doc for the Petitioner. Adv. S. P. Patil i/b Rajeshwar Ganesh Panchal for Respondent Nos. 4 & 5 in both WPs. And for the Applicant in IAs. Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 11, 2026. P. C. : Stand over to 24th September, 2026. To be listed under the caption “For Direction.” [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Harish 2 of 2