{1} wp10448-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.10448 OF 2026 Ramchandra Gopichandra Mestry PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. A. A. Tambe, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondent - State ....... [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 17 th AUGUST, 2026 ORDER : 1. The issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 6549 of 2026 in the case of Dr. Maya Raghunath Kagne vs. The State of Maharashtra and Others, and connected writ petitions, decided on 30.07.2026, wherein by giving detail reasons, the Writ Petitions filed by the similarly circumstanced petitioners are dismissed. 2. In this view of the matter, for the reasons recorded in the said order, the Writ Petition is dismissed. 3. Since the Co-ordinate Bench has continued the interim 2026:BHC-AUG:37335-DB {2} wp10448-26.doc protection for a period of 06 weeks, in the present matter also the interim protection shall continue to operate for a period of 06 weeks from today. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/wp10448-26.doc