4-WP-15332-2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 15332 OF 2024 Ganesh Vishnupant Sonawane ...Petitioner Versus State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And Others ...Respondents —————— Mr. R K Mendadkar (through VC) a/w Mr. Ashish Chavan, for the Petitioner. Mr. K.S.Thorat, AGP a/w Ms. Tejas Kapre, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH & NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ. Date : OCTOBER 06, 2026 P. C. : 1. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petition would lie before the Principal Seat. 2. Registry is directed to transmit the papers and proceedings to the Principal Seat. [NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.] [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.] Arya Chavan 1 of 1