911 wp 12544-24.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12544 OF 2024 Alfaj Abubakar Mulla & Ors. .. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Prashant Bhavake for the Petitioner. Mr. Utkarsh Desai for Respondent Nos. 6 and 7. Ms. P. M. Joshi Deshpande, AGP for the State. CORAM: RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ. DATE: JULY 17, 2025 Oral Judgment (Per Gautam A. Ankhad, J.):- 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of the parties. 2. Considering the various orders that have been passed by this Court in similar set of circumstances, we do not have to advert to all the submissions Laxmi 1/3 LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Digitally signed by LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Date: 2025.07.24 11:46:55 +0530 911 wp 12544-24.odt of the learned Advocates appearing for the parties. Suffice it to say that, the impugned order dated 28th October, 2023 contains certain objections raised by the Education Officer (Primary), Kolhapur Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur, to which an opportunity to explain away the deficiencies or place additional documents on record, should have been granted to the Management. 3. The learned Advocate for the Management submits that if one opportunity is granted to them, a revised proposal would be placed before the said Authorities along with written submissions and certain case law. 4. In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off with the following directions:- a. The impugned order dated 28th October, 2023 shall not be treated as rejection of the pending proposal dated 12th October, 2023. The said proposal stands restored to the file of Respondent No.5. b. The contents of the impugned order dated 28th October, 2023 shall be treated as a notice to the Management. The management shall revise the proposal and place the documents asked for, along with the proposal, Laxmi 2/3 911 wp 12544-24.odt before Respondent No.5. Written submissions, if desired, along with case law, would be placed on record along with the revised proposal. This exercise will be completed within a period of 30 days. Thereafter, Respondent No.5 would follow the due procedure laid down in law and pass a reasoned order on the revised proposal, within a period of 45 days. c. It is needless to state that we have not expressed any view or opinion about the claim of the Petitioner and Respondent No.5 is at liberty to arrive at a decision, independently. d. In the event, the proposal is rejected, the aggrieved parties are at liberty to avail of the remedy permissible in law. If the proposal is accepted, the concerned Authorities would follow the due procedure for grant of Shalarth ID to the Petitioner. 5. Rule is discharged. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.] Laxmi 3/3