1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4285 OF 2010 Tirumalla Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha, Udgir, District Latur, Through its Secretary, Shri Nivrutti s/o Raghunath Gaikwad, Age 43 years, Occu.Service (Teacher), R/o Madlapur Road, Udgir, Taluka Udgir, District Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Director of Social Welfare, Maharashtra State, Pune (3). District Social Welfare Officer (Group A), Zilla Parishad, Latur District Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr.B.L.Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.K.G.Patil, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 and 2 Respondent No.3 deleted as per leave of the Court dt.6.5.2010 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. At the outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to delete respondent No.3. Leave granted to delete respondent No.3 at the risk of the petitioner. 2 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a limited relief against the respondent No.1 to decide proposal submitted by the petitioner on 7.8.2008, within a stipulated period. 4. In view of the fact that the proposal submitted by the petitioner is pending since 7.8.2008, we allow this petition and direct the respondent No.1 to decide the said proposal, in accordance with law, and on its own merits, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is made absolute on above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/4285.10wp)