- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2472/2009 Kalavati Suryabhan Shelke, age 50 yrs., occu.household and social work, r/o 155/25, Ganesh Chowk, Civil HUDCO, Savedi Road, Ahmednagar. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Urban Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Commissioner, The Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation, Ahmednagar. Dist.Ahmednagar. ...Respondents... ..... Shri N.V. Gaware, Advocate for petitioner. Shri V.B. Ghatge, AGP for respondent no.1. Shri K.N. Lokhande, Advocate for respondent no.2. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE: 27.08.2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Hardas, J.) : Heard learned counsel for the parties. - 2 - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and decide the representations of the petitioner annexed at Exhibit F collectively and in particular the representations dated 14.1.2009 and 16.2.2009. In respect of prayer clause (C) to the petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner states on instructions states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition insofar as that prayer clause is concerned and seeks liberty to file appropriate proceedings after the decision of the representations. In the light of the limited relief sought for by the petitioner, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. In the light of the fact that the aforesaid representations dated 14.1.2009 and 16.2.2009 are pending consideration with the respondent no.2, we allow this writ petition and direct the respondent no.2 to decide the said representations, if pending, in accordance with law, within three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. Rule is made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V. Potdar, J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c2780924