Santosh Shrikant Bothekar And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And ANR

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2025.06.13 20:45:20 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 13.WP-3114-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3114 OF 2025 Santosh Shrikant Bothekar and Anr. ....Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Narendra V. Bandiwadekar a/w. Mr. Vinayak R. Kumbhar, Mr. Rajendra B. Khaire and Mr. Aniket S. Phapale i/b. Mrs. Ashwini N. Bandiwadekar for the Petitioners.

Mrs. P.N. Diwan, AGP for the State.

---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & M.M. SATHAYE, JJ.

DATE : 11th JUNE, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

We find that the impugned order dated 21.10.2024, is not an order of rejection, but a communication of the deficiencies/queries raised by the Deputy Director, Education, Kolhapur Division, Kolhapur.

2.

Let the Management tender its revised proposal in the light of the said queries, within 45 days from today. After the Management tenders its revised proposal, Respondent No.2 Authority shall deal with the said proposal by following the due procedure laid down in law, within a period of 45 days and pass a reasoned order.

Gauri Gaekwad

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In the event, an adverse order is passed, the Petitioners would be at liberty to avail of a remedy as is permissible in law. If the approval is granted, further steps for grant of Shalarth ID shall be initiated by the respective parties, expeditiously. 4.

In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off. (M.M. SATHAYE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad