4_IA_11565_2025.DOC Prasad IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.11565 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 6874 OF 2025 Mahendra Ramdas Patil …...Applicant/Petitioner VERSUS State Of Maharashtra through its Secretary for Education …...Respondent _________ Mr. Avinash Fatangare a/w Archana Shelar i/by Vishakha Pandit, for the Applicant / Petitioner. Mr. Vikas M. Mali, AGP for the Respondent – State. Mr. Sachin D. Kadam, for the Respondent No.5. _________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 24 AUGUST 2026. P.C. 1. The present interim application is filed praying for amendment in terms of schedule of amendment. 2. Having perused the averments made in the application, we are of the opinion that the amendment needs to be permitted. Accordingly, the Interim Application is allowed by permitting the Petitioner to amend the petition in terms of the schedule of amendments. Let the amendment be carried out within a period of one week from today. Amended copy of the petition be served on all the parties. 3. Reply affidavit to the amended petition, if any, be placed on record on behalf of the Respondent within ten days from today. A copy of the same to be served prior to the adjourned date of hearing on the advocate for the Petitioner. 4. Interim Application stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) PRASAD RAJENDRASING RAJPUT Digitally signed by PRASAD RAJENDRASING RAJPUT Date: 2026.08.24 15:56:27 +0530