1 27.WP.10597.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10597 OF 2026 BALAJI SHARAD JADHAV AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Santosh Sampatrao Jadhavar AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. B.B. Bhise ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 01.09.2026 PER COURT: The writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent Nos.6 and 7 to submit the approved staffing pattern of the respondent No.7 from 2019-2020 to 2025-2026 and grant-in-aid order, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The same shall be forwarded to the respondent No.4 - the Deputy Director of Education. On receipt of the said proposal, respondent No.4 shall forward it to respondent No.2, within a period of two weeks thereafter. After the proposal is received by respondent No.2, it shall be decided on its own merits, within a period of four weeks thereafter. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) habeeb/ 2026:BHC-AUG:39792-DB