- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 42 WRIT PETITION NO. 1954 OF 2025 VISHWANATH BHIKAJI KORDE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Mr.M.V.Thorat h/f Mr.S.R.Barlinge, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.V.N.Patil-Jadhav, AGP for the respondent/State. ( CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. ) DATE : FEBRUARY 11, 2025 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner is seeking correction of the school record presumably in the light of Rule 26(4) of the Secondary School Code, 1966. 2. The proposal forwarded by the Headmaster dated 06.01.2025 has been pending with respondent No.2 / Education Officer, Secondary (Exh.D). 3. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to khs/Feb.2025/1954 2025:BHC-AUG:4074-DB - 2 - respondent No.2 to consider the proposal on its own merits and take the decision as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 5 weeks bearing in mind the principles laid down in the matter of Janabai d/o Himmatrao Thakur Vs. State of Maharashtra and others [2019(6) Mh.L.J. 769]. ( PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) ( MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) khs/Feb.2025/1954