SUNITA GORAKHNATH DESHUMUKH AND ANR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND ORS

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Digitally signed by GAURI GAURI AMIT 207.WP-14102-2024.odt GAEKWAD AMIT Date: GAEKWAD 2025.07.14 12:27:53 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.14102 OF 2024 1) Smt. Sunita Gorakhnath Deshmukh ) Age: 58 years, Occu. - Service ) R/a : 'Sugam' S.No.27/7, Ganesh Nagar ) Near Ram Mandir, Ambegaon Pathar ) Pune 411 046 ) 2) Mr. Sharad Laxman Korekar ) Age - 56 years, Occu. - Service ) R/a: At post Pargaon, Tal. Daund, Dist. Pune ) ….Petitioners V/s. 1) State of Maharashtra through Secretary, ) Higher and Technical Education ) having its Office at Mantralaya Annex, ) Mumbai - 400 032 ) 2) Director of Higher Education, ) Maharashtra State, having Office at 3, B.J. ) Road, Central Building Pune 411 001 ) (Email: [email protected]) ) 3) Joint Director of Higher Education, ) Pune Region, Pune having Office at 17, ) Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune Division, ) Pune - 411 001 ) (E.mail [email protected]) ) 4) The Secretary, ) Shri Shivaji Maratha Society ) 425, Shukrawar Peth, Pune 411 002 ) 5) The Principal ) SBB alias Appasaheb Jedhe Arts, Commerce ) and Science College, ) 425, Shukrawar Peth, Pune 411 002 ) ….Respondents ---- Mr. Vaibhav Kulkarni a/w. Mr. Yash Agarwal, Mr. Prathamesh Deshpande and Ms. Disha Rathod for the Petitioners. Mr. S.H. Kankal, AGP for the State. Mr. Prathamesh Bhargude for Respondent Nos.4 and 5. ---- Gauri Gaekwad 1 of 10 207.WP-14102-2024.odt CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ. DATE : 10th JULY, 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties. 2. The Petitioners have put forth the following prayers : (a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ di