1 95-WP-10063-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10063 OF 2026 SUJATA PRAKASHRAO ACHMARE VERSUS THE DIVISIONAL SECRETARY MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, LATUR AND OTHERS ... Mr. Ashish P. Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Request of the petitioner for correction in the birth date is turned down by respondent No.4 Headmaster. It is well settled that the Headmaster has to forward such proposal to the Education Officer and the Education Officer is competent to decide the same. 2. In the light of the above, the impugned order dated 04/07/2025 is quashed and set aside. Respondent No.4 is directed to forward the application of petitioner to respondent No.5 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. On receipt of such application, respondent No.5 shall decide the same within a period of six weeks thereafter. 3. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:37392-DB