45-WP-6492-24.odt 1/1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.6492 OF 2024 Dr Yashwant Vitthalrao Patil Subhash Nagar Square, Nagpur … Petitioner -vs- The State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Dept. of Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai and ors. … Respondents Ms Shaad Mirza, Advocate for petitioner. Shri A. A. Madiwale, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Shri S. M. Bhangde, Advocate for respondent Nos.4. Shri B. G. Kulkarni, Advocate for respondent No.5. CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. AND AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 26, 2025 P. C : Civil Application (CAW) No.473/2025 1. Heard Ms Mirza, counsel appearing for the applicant/petitioner. 2. Considering the nature of proposed amendment and for the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. 3. Let amendment be incorporatedwithin a period of one week. Amended copy of the petition be supplied to the counsel for the respondents. 4. Civil Application is allowed and disposed of. Writ Petition No.6492/2024 5. After the amendment is carried out, learned counsel for the respondents are granted two weeks’ time to file affidavit in reply to the amended petition. 6. List on 26/03/2025. (AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE) Asmita