1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4322 OF 2010 THE LOCAL COMMITTEE OF SMT PARVATABAI BAJIRAO BAGAL ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE, DONDAICHA, THOUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, DR. SHRI HEMANT BHASKARRAO DESHMUKH, AGE 72 YEARS, OCCU.AGRICULTURE, R/O DONDAICHA, TQ. SHINDHKHEDA, DISTRICT : DHULE ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH ITS SECTRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI 2. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION, JALGAON REGION, JALGAON 3. THE NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY, JALGAON THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR ..RESPONDENTS Mr A.V. Patil, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr N.B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for respondents no.1 & 2; Mr A.B. Girase, Advocate for respondent no.3. 2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, filed by the petitioner, seeks a very limited relief of issuance of a writ of mandamus for directing the respondent University to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner, dated 17.4.2010. In the light of the said relief, it is not necessary for us to advert to the facts of the present case. 3. Suffice it to state that since the representation is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said representation, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of one week from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. Sd/- Sd/- ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE //Authentic copy// (A. M. Joshi), P.S. to Honourable Judge