( 1 ) ca10770.26 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 16 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10770 OF 2026 IN WP/4615/2020 SAHEBRAO BAJIRAO PATHADE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS 17 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10771 OF 2026 IN WP/4613/2020 BABU KESHAV MASAL AND OTHERS VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS Mr. B.R. Borkar, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. U.B. Bondar and Mr. Suresh Munde, Advocate for respondent - UOI in respective petitions. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 16.09.2026 PC :- 01. Heard learned Advocates for the parties. These applications are filed seeking restoration of the petitions which came to be dismissed for default by order dated 23.03.2026 and 15.04.2026 respectively, since none had appeared for the petitioners on that day. 02. For the reasons stated in the applications, the applications are allowed. The petitions are restored to their original position. Place the petitions on Board dated 14.10.2026. If on next date the petitions are not argued, this Court will be constrained to dismissed the petitions for default and it is made clear that the same will not be restored on any count. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] snk/2026/Sep26/ca10770.26 2026:BHC-AUG:42725-DB