Bombay High Court
WP/13792/2026 of RAJE SAMBHAJI BAHUUDDESHIYA SEVA BHAVI SANSTHA THR. ITS SECRETARY SHIVAJI CHAVAN Vs THE STATE OF MAHA. THR. THE SECRETARY SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT AND ANR on 14 October 2026
Prajakta Vartak IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 13792 OF 2026 Raje Sambhaji Bahuuddeshiya Seva Bhavi Sanstha ...Petitioner Vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents _________ Mr. Narendra Bandiwadekar, Senior Advocate, with
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Prajakta Vartak
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 13792 OF 2026
Raje Sambhaji Bahuuddeshiya Seva Bhavi Sanstha
...Petitioner
Vs
The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
...Respondents
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Mr. Narendra Bandiwadekar, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Vinayak Kumbhar and Mr. Rajendra Khaire i/b. Ms. Ashwini Bandiwadekar for Petitioner.
Ms. P. M. Joshi Deshpande, AGP for State.
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CORAM:
G. S. KULKARNI &
Dr. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
DATE:
14 OCTOBER 2026.
P.C.
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1. We have heard Mr. Bandiwadekar, learned senior counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. Joshi, learned AGP for the State.
2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks a direction to respondent no.2 to decide the proposal dated 16 December 2024, submitted by the petitioner, seeking approval to the appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff made in its Special School in the years 2022 and 2024. The substantive prayer made in the petition is required to be noted, which reads thus:- “b] By a suitable writ, order or direction, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No. 2 to immediately decide the proposal dated 16.12.2024 [Exhibit-F] submitted by the Petitioner seeking approval to the appointments of teachers and non-teaching employees made in the year 2022 and 2024 in its school by name Rukhmaigovind Matimand Niwasi Vidyalaya, at Manchar, Tal. Ambegaon, Dist. Pune, within such time as may be granted by this Hon'ble Court.”
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3. Learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the proposal submitted by the petitioner, which is the subject matter of the present petition, would be decided in accordance with law within a period of four weeks. The said statement is accepted.
4. Accordingly, we dispose of the petition by directing the concerned State authorities to decide the petitioner’s proposal in accordance with law within a period of four weeks.
5. In the event of any deficiencies in the proposal, the same shall be communicated to the petitioner in writing, and the petitioner shall make an endeavour to comply with the same.
6. All contentions of the parties are expressly kept open.
7. Disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. (Dr. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)
14 October 2026