1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8013 OF 2009 Maharashtra State (T/W & S/H) Commerce Educational Institute Association Mumbai, Through its President. - PETITIONER VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra & Anr. - RESPONDENTS ***** Mr.N.B.Narwade, Advocate for Petitioner; Mrs.AV Gondhalekar,AGP for Res.No.1. Mr.A.R.Nikam, Advocate for Resp.No.2. ----- CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE : 27th November, 2009. PER COURT : . Heard. 2) The petitioner, an association, representing the Typewriting and Shorthand institutes, has approached this Court for seeking directions to permit the students to appear the Typewriting/Shorthand Examinations on any other day, other than 29th November, 2009, as on this day, Maharashtra Public Service Commission (for 2 short, MPSC) is going to hold its examination. 3) The Respondent No.2 is to hold the Typewriting and Shorthand examinations in the State of Maharashtra and Goa during the period 29.11.2009 to 2.12.2009. Total 1,80,794 candidates would appear for the examinations. The petitioner submits that on 29th November, 2009, MPSC is going to hold the examinations and around more than 1000 candidates of the petitioner/association are likely to appear for the MPSC examination. Therefore, request is made to direct the Respondent No.2 to accommodate the candidates, who are appearing in MPSC examination on 29th November, 2009 on any other day, for appearing in the Typewriting/shorthand examinations conducted by Resp.No.2. 4) We have considered the submissions advanced before us by the learned Counsel for the Respondent no.2 and learned AGP. It was submitted by the Counsel that there are many practical difficulties in accommodating the candidates on other dates than 29th November, 2009, prominent amongst them relate to issuance of Batch Code numbers; communication method; making arrangements. As on today, the petitioner has not placed any list of candidates along with Batch Code numbers, who are certainly going to 3 appear for MPSC examination scheduled on 29th November, 2009. 5) The time gap for making arrangement is very short. MPSC had by communication dated 7th October, 2009 had intimated the prospective candidates as to change of their dates of examination from 22nd November, 2009 to 29th November, 2009. The respondent no.2 had declared their programme of examination on 5th September, 2009. The petitioner approached this Court at a belated stage. For these reasons, we are not inclined to entertain the petition. The Petition is accordingly dismissed. 6) Certified copy, if applied, be expedited. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) (NARESH H. PATIL) JUDGE JUDGE bdv/wp8013.09