128-WP-11999-2025.doc Shailaja IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.11999 OF 2025 Rohit s/o Kumar Desai ] Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and others ] Respondents ….. Mr. Ketan D. Pote h/f Mr. Arvind Ambetkar, for Petitioner. Ms. S.N. Deshmukh, A.G.P, for Respondent – State. ….. CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ. DATE : 24th NOVEMBER, 2025. P.C: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has prayed for following substantive relief; “(B)By issuing a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or directions in the like nature, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.2 to decide the proposal for the approval of the appointment of the petitioner on the post “Lab Assistant” with school/ Jr. College from 03.07.2017 submitted by the respondent No.5 on 27.09.2021 as Exh.-’C’”. 1 of 2 SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Digitally signed by SHAILAJA SHRIKANT HALKUDE Date: 2025.11.26 10:35:11 +0530 128-WP-11999-2025.doc 3. Accordingly, respondent No.2 – The Deputy Director of Education is directed to decide the proposal as mentioned in prayer clause (B) within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order. Deiciencies, if any, be communicated to the Management. The Management to remove the deiciencies within a period of two weeks from the date of communication of the deiciencies. 4. In case, the approval is granted, Shalarth ID be issued by the Deputy Director expeditiously. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.] [M.S. KARNIK, J.] 2 of 2