1 74-WP-10220-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 74 WRIT PETITION NO. 10220 OF 2026 GANESH BAPURAO GULVE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Shivaji T. Shelke, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State ... 97 WRIT PETITION NO. 10243 OF 2026 SHARAD CHANDRABHAN SHINDE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Shivaji T. Shelke, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : . The writ petitions are disposed of by directing respondent No.5 to decide the proposals of the petitioners dated 02/01/2026, on it’s own merit, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:37843-DB