82-WP-11585-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11585 OF 2025 Aparna Ajitkumar Patil Nee. Suman Vishnu Sathe ...Petitioner. Versus The State Of Maharashtra Thr. The Secretary And Others ...Respondents. —————— Mr. Prashant Bhavake for the Petitioner. Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 15, 2026. P. C. : 1. The Petition initially sought the relief of upgradation of the Petitioner to the full-time aided post of Assistant Teacher and for grant of approval. During the pendency of the Petition, the Petitioner was upgraded to the full-time aided post of Assistant Teacher and the grievance which remains to be addressed is the decision on the proposal submitted for approval to the appointment of the Petitioner as full-time aided Assistant Teacher. 2. The deficiencies communicated have been duly complied with on 30.06.2026. The proposal is pending with Respondent No.4 – Deputy Director of Education. The Respondent No.4 is directed to decide the Sameer 1 of 2 82-WP-11585-2025.doc proposal expeditiously and, in any event, within a period of six weeks from today. 3. The Petition is disposed of in the above terms. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Sameer 2 of 2