1 44.CA.8980.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8980 OF 2025 IN WPST/12154/2024 PRAKASH GUNWANTRAO DESHMUKH AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Shubham Khode h/f. Mr. Patil Mukund Shankarrao AGP for Respondents: Ms. V.S. Chaudhari ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 10.07.2026 PER COURT: For the reasons stated in the application, the delay is condoned and the same is allowed in terms of prayer Clause ‘C’. Objections shall be removed within four (4) weeks. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) habeeb/ 2026:BHC-AUG:27809-DB