911_WP_11205_2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11205 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 01st July 2017 submitted by Petitioner No.2-School, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s appointment as Shikshan Sevak (Marathi), in accordance with law. 3. Pursuant to a resolution passed by the Executive Board of Petitioner No.1- registered Educational Trust, Petitioner No.3 was appointed as a full-time Shikshan Sevak (Marathi) in Petitioner No.2-School on 17th June 2017. Thereafter, the Petitioner No.2-School submitted a proposal dated 01st July 2017 Respondent No.2-Education Officer, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s appointment. Ajit 911_WP_11205_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 01st July 2017 submitted by Petitioner No.2-School 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 15:29:15 +0530