1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPEALLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No. 2008 of 2009 Dhanaji s/o Vithalrao Savai ... Petitioner V E R S U S Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Council ... Respondents ... Mr. Vikram S. Undre holding for Mr. P.R. Katneswarkar, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. B.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE: 11th December, 2009 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner claims appointment on compassionate ground in place of his grand mother, who retired in the year 2001. One Sandesh Savai claiming to be the another grand son also applied for appointment on compassionate ground. The application of the petitioner is pending since last more than two years with the Municipal Council, Umari, District Nanded. 2. According to the Municipal Council, as the grand mother consented in favour of both the grand sons, it had forwarded the 2 claims for appropriate decision to the Collector. The learned counsel for the petitioner placed reliance on the Government Circular dated 22nd January, 2008, and submitted that the Chief Officer has to pass appropriate order, and the issue in this regard need not be referred to the Collector, as he has no authority to decide the same. 3. In the facts of the case, we are of the opinion that the parties may get the issue settled before the Civil Court. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) srm/wp/2008/09 3