wp12359-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.12359 OF 2026 Sainath Ramesh Punde PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. Ramesh I. Wakade, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondent - State ....… [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 15 th SEPTEMBER, 2026 ORDER : The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.3 to take decision on the proposal of the Petitioner dated 11th March, 2026 on its own merits, within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the decision to the Petitioner. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/wp12359-26.doc 2026:BHC-AUG:42604-DB