IA/1706/2026 of VISHAL SHANKAR HIRAVE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ORS. on 17 October 2026

1. This interim application seeks restoration of the Writ Petition, which came to be dismissed in view of the non compliance of the order dated 1st September 2026 for failing to remove office objections in the time granted by the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court.

2. When the matter is called out, Mr. Gajraj Mali, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that the order dated 1st September 2026 could not be complied with as the date before the Registrar was missed, as papers were not received by the lawyer. It is submitted that non compliance is inadvertent and unintentional; that the Petitioner has a Patil-SR 1 of

904 ia-1706-2026(c).doc good case on merits. Mr. Mali submits that there is delay of 14 days only and that this Court may impose reasonable terms and condone the delay and restore the Writ Petition.

3. Learned AGP leaves it to the orders of the Court.

4. Having heard learned Counsel for the Applicant and having considered the submissions and being mindful of the settled law that for the fault of advocate, a litigant should not be made to suffer, this Court is of the view that the interim application be allowed subject to payment of costs.

5. Delay of 14 days in filing the application is condoned and the Writ petition is restored subject to payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- to the Bombay High Court Kolhapur Bench Bar Association Ad-hoc Committee within a period of two weeks from today.

6. Subject to above, let the office objections be removed and the registration number be obtained within a period of two weeks.

7. Interim application stands allowed and disposed as above. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Abhay Ahuja, J.] Patil-SR 2 of