916-WP-11668-2025.doc Shailaja IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.11668 OF 2025 Maharashtra Rajya Suraksha Rakshak ] and General Kamgar Union ] Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and anotehr ] Respondents ….. Mr. Avinash R. Belge, for Petitioner. Mr. V.M. Mali, A.G.P, for Respondent No.1 – State. Mr. Prathamesh Bhosle, for Respondent No.2. ….. CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, JJ DATE : 15th OCTOBER, 2025. P.C: 1. Heard Mr. Belge, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Mali, learned A.G.P for respondent No.1 - State and Mr. Bhosle, learned Counsel for respondent No.2. 2. The only prayer made in the petition is to decide the application of the petitioner submitted online and offline which is at page 43 of the paper book in relation to grant of registration by respondent No.2 – Ratnagiri District Security Guards Board. 1 of 2 SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Digitally signed by SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Date: 2025.10.15 19:03:09 +0530 916-WP-11668-2025.doc 3. We have heard learned Counsel for the respondent No.2 who says that the application will be decided in accordance with the procedure prescribed for deciding such applications. 4. In that view of the matter, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition by directing respondent No.2 to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of registration in accordance with law considering the detailed procedure and guidelines set out in paragraph 11 of the order of this Court dated 8th February, 2017 passed in Writ Petition No.2939 of 2016 (Pune District Suraksha Rakshak General Kamgar Union through President Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others) within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH. J.] [M.S. KARNIK, J.] 2 of 2