SSK/906 1 WP/8134.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8134 OF 2010 Eknath Rama Kamble ....Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Manoj Patil, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Bhende, AGP for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 16th JUNE, 2011. P.C.: Only prayer made by the petitioner is that his application dated 9th July, 2010 which is annexed at Exhibit “D” and is pending with the respondent no.2 be directed to be decided with a time frame. In the circumstances, in our opinion, the following order will meet the ends of justice: 1. The respondent no.2 – District Rehabilitation Officer is directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s application dated 9th July, 2010 which is annexed at Exhibit “D” within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order by him. SSK/906 2 WP/8134.10 2. We make it clear that we have expressed no opinion on the merits of the case and the application may be decided independently and in accordance with law. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. (RANJIT MORE, J.) (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.)