1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2758 OF 2010 Akella Laxman Mohan, Age 72 years, Occu.Pensioner, R/o C/o 11-107-Chamunde Bhavan, Teachers Colony, Garividi 535101, Andra Pradesh ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Pune Central Building, Pune 3. The Joint Director, Higher Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. Accountant General (A E), II, Maharashtra, Nagpur, Post Box No.114, Opp.to Ravi Bhavan, Nagpur, Pin Code 440 001 5. Marathwada Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Railway Station Road, Aurangabad, Tq. and Dist. Aurangabad Through its Secretary ..RESPONDENTS Mr.D.J.Choudhari, Advocate for petitioner Mr.K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 4 Respondent No.5 served. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 10th June 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing respondents 1 to 4 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 22.12.2009 seeking pension and pensionary benefits. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. Since the representation is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said representation, if pending, within three months from today, in accordance with law and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/2758.10wp)