FARHAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7748 OF 2008 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Shri. S.P. Ghogre holding for Shri. Ajay Deshpande, Advocate for petitioner. CORAM: V.C. DAGA & A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATED: 13th JULY 2009 P.C.: 1. On the motion made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the petitioner is allowed to withdraw this petition. 2. During the course of hearing, it transpired that the petitioner had moved an application dated 21.07.2005 seeking an appointment on compassionate ground. 3. On 27th June 2008 the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad had also issued directions to take appropriate action on the application of petitioner. However, it appears that the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have not taken any steps and has not decided the application of the petitioner. 2 4. In exercise of the suo-moto powers of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are directed to decide the application of petitioner dated 21.07.2005 seeking appointment on compassionate ground on its own merits with expeditious dispatch at any rate within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. With these directions, this petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. [A.V. POTDAR, J.] [ V.C. DAGA, J.] ssc/wp7748.08