{1} wp9551-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.9551 OF 2026 Balaji Dhondiba Jadhav PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. V. S. Panpatte, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. Neha B. Kamble, AGP for Respondent - State ....... [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 19 th AUGUST, 2026 ORDER : 1. Indisputably, the Petitioner’s case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition no. 1021 of 2025. 2. For the reasons stated in the said order, the Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.3 to consider and decide Petitioner’s proposal in accordance with Rule 41 and 41A of the MEPS Rules, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, without referring to Government Resolutions dated 29th April, 2004 and 3rd October, 2024 so also notification dated 13th November, 2025. 2026:BHC-AUG:37806-DB {2} wp9551-26.doc 3. Since the Petitioner’s approval is intact, regular salary be paid to him. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/wp9551-26.doc