Wp 1056/11 1 IN THE HICH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1056/2011 Yogesh V.Nikam Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. Respondents Mr.Purushottam Chavan for petitioner Mr.A.B.Vagyani ,AGP for Res.1 & 2 CORAM- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. DATE 25th April,2011 P.C. . This is yet another petition filed by the present petitioner . The limited grievance of the petitioner is that he has been making representation to the appropriate authority from time to time for considering his request for being appointed on compassionate ground, but the said representations made since February,2006 have remained unreplied. As a matter of fact, the petitioner had approached this Court in the past by way of Writ Petition no. 7320/2005 which came to be disposed of on 16/12/2005 with direction to the appropriate authority to decide the representation of the petitioner expeditiously. Inspite of the said direction the Wp 1056/11 2 appropriate authority has not bothered to consider the representation made by the petitioner. Learned AGP prays for time to take instructions. Instead, we would dispose of this petition with direction to the appropriate authority to immediately consider the representation made by the petitioner dated 6/2/2006, 13/4/2006 and 5/11/2006 ,Exh.P,Q,R to this petition . That be done not later than eight weeks from today and the decision so taken by the appropriate authority be communicated to the petitioner within the same time. In the event the appropriate authority has already taken some decision on the abovesaid representations, that decision be communicated to the petitioner immediately and if it is adverse to the petitioner. The petitioner will be free to challenge the same before the appropriate forum. That challenge would be considered on its own merits. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Secretary, General Administrative Department, for information and necessary action , being appropriate authority. (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR ,J.)