911_WP_11208_2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11208 OF 2026 Lokmanya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal thr President/Secretary & Ors. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra thr. the Prin. Sec. School Edu. and Sports Dept. & Anr. ...Respondents _______ Ms. Sanika R. Said i/b Mr. Vinod P Sangvikar, for Petitioners. Ms. Devyani S. Deshmukh for Respondents-State. _______ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 02nd SEPTEMBER 2026 P.C. 1. Heard Ms. Sanika Said, learned Advocate for the Petitioners and Mr. Aditya Deolekar, learned AGP for the Respondents. 2. By this petition, the Petitioners seek a direction to Respondent No.2- Education Officer to consider and decide proposal dated 24th June 2016 submitted by Petitioner No.2-Junior College, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s appointment as Teacher (Commerce), in accordance with law. 3. Petitioner No.3 was appointed as Teacher (Commerce) in Petitioner No.2- Junior College w.e.f. 17th June 2017. Her appointment was duly approved by the Executive Board of Petitioner No.1-registered Education Trust, by passing a resolution. Thereafter, the Petitioner No.2- Junior College submitted a proposal dated 24th June 2016 to Respondent No.2-Education Officer, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s appointment. Ajit 911_WP_11208_2026.DOC 4. Considering the averments made in the petition and the reliefs sought, we direct Respondent No.2-Education Officer to consider and decide the proposal dated 24th June 2016 submitted by Petitioner No.2-Junior College within a period of 4 weeks from today, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties. 5. Keeping all the contentions open in that regard, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) Ajit AJIT RAMESH PATHRIKAR Digitally signed by AJIT RAMESH PATHRIKAR Date: 2026.09.03 15:29:34 +0530