WP 5621/11 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5621/2011 Vikram Bhagatsing Thakur, age 19 yrs., occu.student, r/o New Mondha (Maganpura), Nanded. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralay, Mumbai. 2] The Secretary, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, Aurangabad. 3] Joint Director, Sports & Youth Service, State of Maharashtra, Pune. 4] Sports Officer, The Office District Sports Officer, Shri Gurugovindsinghji Stadium, Area District Sports, Nanded-431 605. ...Respondents... ..... Shri Anandsing Bayas, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.S. Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 4. ..... CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: 09.09.2011 PER COURT : WP 5621/11 - 2 - 1] Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and taken up for final disposal with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. 2] The facts in the present case are identical with the bunch of petitions being Writ Petition No.4225/2011 along with companion matters, which have been decided by this Court on 24.6.2011. 3] For the reasons recorded by this Court while disposing of the said petitions, we allow the present petition in the following terms: [A] Respondent – District Sports Officer concerned is directed to issue Sports Certificate in favour of the petitioner, if otherwise he is eligible and forward the same to respondent – Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of this order. [B] Respondent – Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad, is further directed to act upon the said certificate expeditiously. (M.T. JOSHI, J.) (B.R. GAVAI, J.) ndk/c99116