{1} 41-wp-12200-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 41 WRIT PETITION NO. 12200 OF 2026 Krushna Shivaji Gawali VERSUS The Union Of India And Others ... Mr. Vivek V. Tarde, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S.K. Tambe, AGP for State Mr. R.S. Sarvadnya, Senior Panel Counsel for Respondents No. 1 and 2 ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 21st SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No. 3 to decide the application of the petitioner dated 03.04.2024, on its own merits, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Bhagyawant Punde