402WP10727-26.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10727 OF 2026 Dr. Sadashiv Narayan Bolbhat. ...Petitioner Versus The Joint Director of Education, Pune Division, Pune & Ors. ...Respondents _________ Mr. Sugandh Deshmukh with Aniket Kanawade, Mr. Bhushan Deshmukh, Mr. Vaibhav Thorave, for Petitioner. Mr. A. R. Deolekar, AGP for the State. _________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 19 AUGUST 2026. P.C. 1. Stand over to 16 September 2026. (Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) 19 August 2026 PRASHANT VILAS RANE Digitally signed by PRASHANT VILAS RANE Date: 2026.08.24 15:42:40 +0530