915-WP-4434-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4434 OF 2026 Raghunath Ganpati Patil ...Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents. —————— Mr. Santosh Shah with Mr. Poras Shah & Mr. Varad Ashtekar, for the Petitioner. Mr. A. P. Vanarase, AGP, for the Respondents-State. Mr. Ganesh Anantrao Dhokle, Inspector/Administrator, Charity Commissioner Oice, Kolhapur is present. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : September 11, 2026. P. C. : 1. By the present petition, the limited relief sought by the Petitioner is to direct the Joint Charity Commissioner to decide the application iled under Section 47 of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950. The Application has been pending since 2025. 2. Considering the limited relief sought, the Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the Joint Charity Commissioner to decide the application expeditiously, in any event within a period of three months from today. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Gaikwad RD 1 of 1 RAJU DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD Digitally signed by RAJU DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD Date: 2026.09.11 18:00:31 +0530