1 49-WP-10191-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10191 OF 2026 SANTOSH RAMESH DESHMUKH VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. K. D. Pote, Advocate h/f Mr. Arvind Gopalrao Ambetkar, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. By this petition, the petitioner challenges order dated 23/09/2025 passed by the Grievance Redressal Committee, thereby rejecting the request of petitioner. Petitioner thereafter made representation on 29/12/2025 to the Divisional President, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. 2. As per Government Resolution dated 31/07/2026, the petitioner has to challenge the decision rendered by the Grievance Redressal Committee before the Committee headed by Divisional President, Maharashtra State Board and Secondary and Higher Secondary Education of the concerned Division, which he has already done. SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:38349-DB 2 49-WP-10191-26.odt 3. In the light of the above, representation of the petitioner dated 29/12/2025 shall be treated as appeal in terms of Government Resolution dated 31/07/2026 and the same shall be decided within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, by taking into consideration the order dated 24/08/2021, passed by this Court at Principal Seat [Coram: R. D. Dhanuka and R. I. Chagla, JJ.] in Writ Petition No.5379 of 2019. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH