- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.12436/2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO.4018/2000 Shrikant Chinayya Patwekar. ...Applicant / Petitioner.. Versus The State of Maharashtra & others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.S. Golegaonkar, Advocate for applicant / petitioner. Shri S.K. Kadam, AGP for respondent nos.1,3, 4, 5 & 6. Shri M.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent no.2. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & R.K. DESHPANDE,JJ. DATE: 06.07.2009 PER COURT: - 2 - By this application, the applicant / petitioner seeks to amend the petition as per the proposed amendment disclosed in the application. We have heard Shri A.S. Golegaonkar, the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned counsel representing the respondents. For the reasons stated in the application, the application is allowed. The applicant is permitted to amend the petition as per the proposed amendment disclosed in the application. Amendment to be carried out within two weeks from today. On such amendment being carried out, Shri S.K. Kadam, the learned AGP accepts notice on behalf of newly added respondent no.6 i.e. State of Maharashtra, through Under Secretary, Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. (R.K. Deshpande,J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c670947