*1* 205-wp-3992-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 205 WRIT PETITION NO. 3992 OF 2026 Somnath Dattatraya Malnath And Anr VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Ors ... Mr. Vitthal H. Dighe, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. Shrinivas S. Wagh, Advocate for Respondents ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 18th AUGUST 2026 P. C. :- 1. Indisputably the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No.381/2026 and Writ Petition No.257/2026. 2. For the reasons stated in the said order, Writ Petition is allowed. Communication dated 15.05.2026 issued by Respondent No.2-Deputy Director of Education stands quashed and set aside. 3. We direct Respondent No.2-Deputy Director to reconsider the proposal of the petitioner without relying upon the letter dated 28.05.2025 issued by the Director of Education. 4. The proposal of the petitioner shall be decided on its own Narwade 2026:BHC-AUG:37944-DB *2* 205-wp-3992-2026 merits, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Narwade