1 35.CA.5679.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5679 OF 2026 IN WP/6450/2025 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6450 OF 2025 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6738 OF 2025 IN WP/6450/2025 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11792 OF 2025 IN WP/6450/2025 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9244 OF 2025 IN WP/6450/2025 PEOPLES EDUCATION SOCIETY MUMBAI THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for Applicants : Mr. S.V. Adwant AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. V.M. Kagne Advocate for respondent Nos.3 and 4 in WP : Mr. V.D. Salunke Advocate for Respondent No.5 : Mr. V. B. Kulkarni Advocate for Respondent No.6 : Mr. S. G. Nandedkar Advocate for respondent No.10 in WP: Mr. Parth Salunke ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 29.08.2026 PER COURT: 1. This application is filed seeking leave to amend. Learned advocate for respondent Nos.3 and 4 has strenuously oppose the 2026:BHC-AUG:39657-DB 2 35.CA.5679.26.odt prayer of the applicants, by relying on the affidavit-in-reply filed to this civil application. Since the writ petition is yet to be admitted, we are inclined to allow the application. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Leave to amend is granted to the applicant. Amendment be carried out within four weeks. Amended copy be supplied on the respondents. Respondents are at liberty to file reply to the amended petition. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) habeeb/