10.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4792 OF 2026 AND WRIT PETITION NO.3214 OF 2021 Ganesh Shivram Patil & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents AND INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4793 OF 2026 AND WRIT PETITION NO.3239 OF 2021 Vilas Prabhakar Pawar & Ors. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents _______ Mr. Saurabh Pakale with Nilesh Desai i/b. Mr. Shankar Katkar, for Petitioners. Mr. Mahesh Shukla with Mr. Anukul Seth, for Respondent Nos.6 and 7 in IA 4792/26 and IA 4793/26. Ms. Sonika Kurlekar i/b. Mihir Govilkar, for Respondent No.4 in IA 4792/26. _________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 12 October 2026. P.C. 1. Insofar as the Interim Applications are concerned, Mr. Pakale, learned Counsel for the applicants/petitioners seeks leave to withdraw these Interim Applications with liberty to the applicant to file appropriate proceedings. 2. Allowed to be withdrawn with liberty as prayed for, keeping open all contentions and issues as raised in the present proceedings. 3. Interim Applications are accordingly disposed of. No costs. 12 October 2026 P.V.Rane PRASHANT VILAS RANE Digitally signed by PRASHANT VILAS RANE Date: 2026.10.13 19:07:37 +0530 10.DOC 4. Insofar as Writ Petitions are concerned, Leave to amend the petitions. 5. Let amendment be carried out within ten days from today. Amended copy of the petition be served on the respondents. Let reply affidavit be placed on record on or before the adjourned date of hearing and a copy of the same be served on the petitioners well in advance. 6. Stand over to 30 October 2026. 7. We are informed by Mr.Pakale, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Ms.Kurlekar, learned Counsel for the respondents that there are companion matters which are required to be heard along with the present proceedings. List all the matters on the adjourned date of hearing. 8. Insofar as the compliance of the statement made before the Court and recorded in the order dated 27 July 2022, we direct respondent Nos.6 and 7 to place on record a compliance affidavit. (Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) 12 October 2026 P.V.Rane