1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1869 OF 2009 Shri. Balasaheb s/o Marutrao Nirmal, R/o-Kharba, Post-Karanji, Tq-Manwat, Dist-Parbhani. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Department of Health, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Director of Health, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, 3) The Deputy Director of Health, Aurangabad, 4) The District Health Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalna. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Mr.S.S. Shete Advocate for Petitioner. Mr.V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr.V.R. Sonwalkar Advocate for Respondent No.4. ... 2 CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 22ND JANUARY, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission itself. 2. The principal relief claimed in this Petition is to direct the Respondents to consider the claim of the Petitioner in respect of benefit under Group Insurance Scheme about his late son Dr. Shri. Pusaram Balasaheb Nirmal. The said representation ought to have been considered by now by the Respondents. 3. We direct the Respondents to ensure that final decision on the representation submitted by the Petitioner is taken, not later than three months 3 from today. We are informed that final decision will have to be taken by the Accountant General- II, Maharashtra State, having office at Nagpur. If it is so, the concerned officer(s) of the said Authority shall ensure that the Petitioner's representation is decided within the time specified by this Court in terms of this order. 4. We are informed that representation submitted by the Petitioner has already been processed by the District Health Officer and forwarded to the Deputy Director of Health, Aurangabad, who in turn, is expected to forward it to the Accountant General-II, Maharashtra State, Nagpur. That be done by the Deputy Director of Health, Aurangabad within two weeks from today. As aforesaid, the Accountant General-II shall finally dispose off the representation and inform the Petitioner about its decision within the specified time. Copy of this order be forwarded to the Accountant General- II, Maharashtra State, Nagpur, for information and necessary action. 4 5. Rule is made absolute on the terms indicated above. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.] asb/JAN10/wp1869.09