1 917.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 917 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10587 OF 2026 IN WPST/35332/2024 RISHIKESH BALBHIM PATHARE THROUGH BALBHIM SAKHARAM PATHARE VERSUS OVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA MINISTRY OF FINANCE ... Advocate for the Applicant : Mr. Mahesh Shivratan Mandhana AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. N.D. Batule … CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 11.09.2026 PER COURT : . For the reasons stated in the Civil Application, the delay is condoned subject to deposit of cost of Rs.5000/- with the Advocates’ Association of Bombay High Court, At Aurangabad. Subject to removal of office objections within a period of four (04) weeks, Writ Petition is restored to its original position. 2. The petitioner is permitted to file a separate Civil Application in another Writ Petition No.27539 of 2024. ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J. ) vsj.. 2026:BHC-AUG:42648-DB