10-WP-3802-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3802 OF 2026 Sagar Nagnath Surwase ...Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents. —————— Mr. Vishwasrao S. Deokar for the Petitioner. Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : August 21, 2026. P. C. : 1. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner seeks leave to amend the petition to correct the designation from ‘Teacher’ to ‘Junior Clerk’. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out within one week from today. Reveriication is dispensed with. 2. The Petitioner has raised a limited grievance as regard the pending application dated 1st November 2023, which has not been considered by the Respondent No.3-Education Oicer. 3. The application concerns the proposal submitted to the Respondent No.3 for seeking approval to the Petitioner’s appointment as a ‘Junior Clerk’. Gaikwad RD 1 of 2 10-WP-3802-2026.doc 4. The Petition is disposed of with direction to Respondent No.3 to decide the application with a period of four weeks from today. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Gaikwad RD 2 of 2 RAJU DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD Digitally signed by RAJU DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD Date: 2026.08.21 20:00:26 +0530