1 921-wp-12596-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12596 OF 2025 Adv. Aniket Suresh Jadhav & Ors. … Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents …… Mr.Vaibhav Kulkarni with Mr.Prathamesh Deshpande i/b. Mr.Prajakt Arjunwadkar for the Petitioners. Mrs.Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader with Mr.B.V.Samant, Addl.GP, Mr.O.A.Chandurkar, Addl.GP and Mrs.Pooja C. Patil, AGP for the Respondent -State. Mr.Ashutosh M. Kulkarni with Mr.Hrutik R. Chavan for the Respondent – MPSC. Dr.Milind Sathe, Senior Advocate i/b. Mr. Rahul Nerlekar for the Respondent, the Bombay High Court. …... CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, ACJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. DATE : 27 AUGUST, 2026 P.C.: 1. This Petition is filed by eleven Petitioners. During the pendency of this Petition, eight have already been selected and Trupti S. Bamne TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Digitally signed by TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Date: 2026.08.28 17:03:42 +0530 2 921-wp-12596-2025.odt appointed. The remaining three, namely, Pratikraj Rajendrakumar Hamand, Sneha Hanamant Bhand and Vidya Dipak Pawar, have succeeded before the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 19.08.2026 passed in Pratikraj Rajendrakumar Hamand & Ors. Versus Nikita Deepakrao More & Ors.1 These three are at Serial Nos. 112, 113 and 114, respectively, in the merit list. 2. By consent of the parties, since these three candidates have also succeeded, the Petition is allowed to the extent of these three Petitioners. (GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.) (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) 1 Civil Appeal No. 011271-011272/2026 Trupti S. Bamne