1 wp159.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 159 OF 2011 Audumbar s/o Udhavrao Jagtap, Age: 35 years, Occ: Service, R/o. Vidhya Nagar, Bavi, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. ...PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare Mumbai-32 & Ors. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. Santosh S. Jadhavar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Mr. A.V. Ghuge, Advocate for respondent Nos.5 & 6. ... CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 28TH APRIL, 2011 PER COURT : The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is likely to prefer an appeal before the Divisional Social Welfare 2 wp159.11 Officer, preferably within two weeks from today. 2. If such an appeal is preferred within two weeks from today, same may be decided on its own merits without rejecting the same on the ground of limitation. After receipt of such appeal, same may be decided within three months. 3. Needless to mention that the appeal shall be decided on its own merits without being influenced by whatever stand taken by the respondent in this petition. 4. Subject to whatever observed above, the petition is disposed of. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [ P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.] sut/Apr11