1 914 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 948 OF 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 914 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 948 OF 2021 SHANKAR UKHA PATIL VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ... Adv. Mukulanand R. Wagh, Advocate for the Petitioner Adv.Rajdeep D. Raut, APP for Respondents-State ... CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ. DATED : 22/09/2026 Per Court: . Heard. 2. The learned APP has placed on record the communication dated 21.09.2026, mentioning that the respondent No.2 has taken steps for taking action under Section 4 of M.P.I.D. Act in this matter by appointing the Sub-Divisional Officer, Dhule as the competent authority. 3. However, the said appointment needs to be approved by the State Government. As such, if the said appointment is approved, then it is undertaken by respondent No. 2 to take further action 2026:BHC-AUG:43479-DB 2 914 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 948 OF 2021 according to law and in consonance with the prayers in this petition. 4. The said communication is taken on record and marked “X” for identification. The same is treated as an undertaking to this Court. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. ( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. ) shivani/