1 895.2015WP.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. 39 WRIT PETITION NO. 895 OF 2015 MALAN SHANKAR MAHAJAN VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Kalyan Patil h/f Mr. Barlinge S.R. AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.R. Kale ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ. DATED : 17th NOVEMBER, 2025. ORDER : . It appears that petitioner’s proposal for grant of graduate pay scale is still pending with the Education Officer, respondent no.4, since last more than 11 years. Therefore, without going into the merits of the matter, we hereby direct respondent no.4 to take decision on the proposal of the petitioner dated 15.05.2014 on its own merits after hearing the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from today. 2. Petitioner to appear before the Education Officer on 1st December, 2025. 3. The petition is disposed of accordingly. (VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.) ( NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI,J.) sga 2025:BHC-AUG:31463-DB