{1} wp10767-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10767 OF 2026 Amendra Surendrasingh Chouhan PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. Tukaram M. Venjane, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. A. B. Girase, Government Pleader for Respondent - State ....… [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 31 st AUGUST, 2026 ORDER : 1. Indisputably, the issue raised in this Petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No. 6490 of 2026 (Pranita Prashantrao Sawant V/s The State of Maharashtra and Others ) dated 29th June, 2026. 2. For the reasons stated in the said order, the Writ Petition is allowed. The impugned communication dated 10th August, 2026 issued by Respondent No.4 is hereby quashed and set aside. The Education Officer is directed to get a fresh proposal from the concerned Educational Institution, within a period of four weeks 2026:BHC-AUG:39648-DB {2} wp10767-26.doc and scrutinize the same and decide it on its own merits, within a period of two weeks and communicate the decision to the Petitioner. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ] JUDGE JUDGE drp/wp10767-26.doc