*1* 31. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 31 WRIT PETITION NO.12260 OF 2026 Santosh Shivlal Munemanik VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Thr The Principal Secretary and Others ….. Shri. Mudassir H. Shaikh, Advocate for the Petitioner Mrs. S. S. Joshi, AGP for the Respondent – State. ….. CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2026 P. C. :- . Leave to correct the nomenclature of Respondent No.4 forthwith. 2. Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.4 to forward the application/proposal of the Petitioner to Respondent No.3 within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, and Respondent No.3 shall consider and decide the same on its own merits and in accordance with law within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) GGP 2026:BHC-AUG:43280-DB