*1* 9-wp-12401-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 9 WRIT PETITION NO. 12401 OF 2026 Abhijeet Ashok Deshpande And Others VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Siddhartha B. Yawalkar, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. L. S. Mahajan h/f. Mr. Nirmal Dayama, Advocate for respondent Nos.3 and 4 ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2026 P. C. :- 1. Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 07.07.2025 and representation in the form of notice dated 09.05.2026 on its own merits, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Narwade 2026:BHC-AUG:43158-DB