1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4669 OF 2009 Swapnil S/o Balasaheb Jadhav } Age : 20 Yrs., Occ. Education, } R/o : Station Road, Parbhani, } Dist. : Parbhani. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The Director, } The Directorate of Medical } Education and Research, } Mumbai, Govt. Dental } College & Hospital Building } 4th Floor, St. Georges Hospital } Compound, Mumbai. } 2. The Assistant Registrar } Maharashtra University of } Health Sciences, Wani Road, } Mhasrul, Nasik. } 3. The Dean } Govt. Medical College, } 2 Ghati Hospital Compound } Near Panchakki Road, } Aurangabad. } 4. The Dean } Govt. Medical College, } Vazirabad, Nanded. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. K.M.Nagarkar, Counsel for Petitioner Mr. S.K.Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent - State. [ CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. ] DATE : 18 th JULY, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER – P.V. HARDAS, J. ] 1. Rule Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard at the state of admission. 3 2. The limited nature of relief has been sought against the respondents is of issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing Respondent no. 1 to decide the representation of the petitioner seeking transfer from respondent no. 3 college to respondent no. 4 college. In the light of the limited nature of relief sought for by the petitioner, we have deemed it appropriate to hear the petition finally at this stage. 3. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri. S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for State, who accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1,3 and 4. According to us, the notice to respondent no. 2 i.e. The Assistant Registrar Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Wani Road, Mhasrul, Nasik is not necessary in the light of the fact that no relief is sought against respondent no. 2. 4. Since the application of the petitioner for the aforesaid transfer is pending consideration with respondent no. 1, we direct respondent no. 1 to decide the said application of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law within period of four weeks from the receipt of the writ of this Court and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with 4 no order as to costs. [ R.K.DESHPANDE ] [ P.V. HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP4669.09 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13