45-WP-4607-2026(C).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4607 OF 2026 Namdev Rajaram Kamble ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents —————— Mr. Prashant Bhavake, for the Petitioner. Mr. A. A. Alaspurkar, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 22, 2026. P. C. : 1. By the present Petition, the Petitioner seeks a direction to the Respondent No.5 - Education Officer to decide the proposal dated 24th November, 2025, submitted by the Respondent Nos.6 and 7, the Education Officer, appointing the Petitioner as Art Teacher with effect from 28th January, 2025. 2. As the proposal has not yet been decided, the Petition is disposed of by directing the Respondent No.5 - Education Officer to decide the proposal expeditiously and, in any event, within a period of four weeks from today. 3. In the event, the approval is granted, Respondent No.4 – Deputy Director of Education to include the name of the Petitioner in the Jamadar - SL 1 of 2 2026:BHC-KOL:9102-DB 45-WP-4607-2026(C).doc Shalarth Pranali and issue the Shalarth ID within a period of two weeks thereafter, and the arrears of grant-in-aid salary to be released within a period of three weeks thereafter. 4. The Petition is disposed of in the above terms. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Jamadar - SL 2 of 2