1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6951 OF 2010 Vasantrao Naik Shikshan Va Arogya Sanshodhan Pratisthan, Umbri, Office at Dr.Chavan Hospital, Kacheri Road, Juna Jalna, Through its President, Shri Bhimsing s/o Badu Chavan, Age 50 years, Occu.Medical Practitioner, R/o `Pratik Bhavan’, Chavan Hospital, Kacheri Road, Juna Jalna ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Director, Directorate of VJNT, OBC & SBC, Maharashtra State, Pune – 1 3. Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. Special District Social Welfare Officer, Jalna, District Jalna ..RESPONDENTS Mr.K.D.Bade Patil, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 5th August 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. Mr.Bade Patil, learned Counsel for the petitioner at the outset states that the petitioner does not press for the relief at prayer clause (C) to the petition for the present but prays for liberty to file a petition in the event the proposal submitted by the petitioner is decided adverse to the petitioner. We accordingly dismiss this petition insofar as it relates to prayer clause (C) to the petition with the liberty as prayed for. 3. By this petition, the petitioner, therefore, prays by virtue of prayer clause (D) to the petition for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioner dated 27.7.2007 and 23.1.2008, which are said to be pending. In the light of the pendency of the said proposals, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioner dated 29.7.2007 and 23.1.2008, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/6951.10wp)