Kailas Umakantappa Bodhane And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

2026:BHC-AUG:2514-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 913 WRIT PETITION NO.14687 OF 2025 1.

Kailas Umakantappa Bodhane 2.

Gajanan Ashokrao Pavitwar 3.

Dnyaneshwar Yadavrao Markante Yogesh Vishnu Nilkanthwar 5.

Dr. Sumed Chapaji Gunderao 6.

Dhanraj Anteshwar Avdhutwad 7.

Gangesh Bhagwanrao Tanulwar 8.

Dr. Shivaji Ramrao Karale 9.

Gajanan Narayanrao Pund 10.

Sudhir Digambar Ekale 11.

Nandkishor Subhashrao Mungle 12.

Pradeep Balaji Patil 13.

Priyanka Sopanrao Ugile 14.

Balaji Vaijnath Ghonshette 15.

Sadashiv Madhavrao Sontakke 16.

Niteen Gangaram Dugane .. Petitioners

Versus

1.

The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary, School Education Department, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32.

2.

The Secretary, Rural Development Department Mantralaya, Mumbai.

3.

The Director of Education, Maharashtra State Pune.

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The Divisional Commissioner, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded.

5.

The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Nanded.

.. Respondents ...

Mr. B. S. Shinde, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. A. M. Phule, AGP for Respondents/State.

Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent Nos.4 and 5/Zilla Parishad. ...

CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 20 JANUARY 2026 ORDER :

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Issue notice to the respondents. Learned AGP waives notice for respondents/State. Learned Advocate Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar waives notice for respondent Nos.4 and 5/Zilla Parishad. 2.

Learned Advocate for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have made representation to respondent No.4/Zilla Parishad on 22.09.2025. If that is decided, then the purpose of the petition would suffice.

3.

In view of the said statement, learned Advocate for respondent Nos.4 and 5/Zilla Parishad submits that the said representation would be [2]

decided within a period of two months from today. Taking into consideration the submission made, we dispose of the writ petition by directing respondent No.4/Zilla Parishad to decide the representation dated 22.09.2025 within a period of two months from today.

[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ] JUDGE JUDGE scm [3]