WP 3333/11 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3333/2011 Gulab Shivaji Thorat V/s The State & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri M.U. Shelke, Advocate for petitioner. Shri V.D. Godbharle, AGP for respondent no.1. Shri P.P. More, Advocate for respondent nos.2 to 4. Respondent no.5 served. CORAM: D.B. BHOSALE & S.B. DESHMUKH, JJ. Date: 03.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. By this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondent nos.2 to 4 to confer all service benefits as per the Government resolution dated 27.2.2003. It appears that similar request was made by the petitioner vide his communication dated 28.2.2011 addressed to the Education Officer WP 3333/11 2 (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that till this date, respondent nos.2 to 4 have not considered his request. Keeping that in view and considering the prayer made in the writ petition, we are satisfied that this writ petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following order. Respondent no.2 and/or respondent no.3 shall consider the petitioner's request made in his letter dated 28.2.2011 (Exhibit D to the writ petition) and if the petitioner is held to be entitled for the service benefits contemplated by the Government resolution dated 27.2.2003, they may pass appropriate order within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. It is made clear that we have not examined whether the petitioner is entitled for any benefits contemplated by the Government resolution dated 27.2.2003. Respondent no.2/3 shall take the appropriate decision on merits in WP 3333/11 3 accordance with law within the stipulated time. If respondent no.2 / 3, prima facie, is of the view that the petitioner is not entitled for the benefits as prayed for, they shall grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (S.B. Deshmukh, J.) (D.B. Bhosale, J.) Dt/- 03.08.2011 ndk/c381113