1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7970 OF 2009 Laxman s/o Dagadu Tarav, R/o-Karmad, Tq. & Dist-Aurangabad ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, (Through the Secretary), Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Inspector General of Registration & Controller of Stamps, M.S. Pune, Ground Floor, Opposite to Vidhan Bhavan (Council Hall), New Administrative Building, Pune 411 001, 3) The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Aurangabad Division, Central Administrative Building, 2nd Floor (South East Cabin), Collector Office Compound, Aurangabad. 4) The Regional Officer, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...RESPONDENTS. 2 ... Mr.S.K. Barlota Advocate for Petitioner. Mr.V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. ... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 15TH JANUARY, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission itself. 2. Counsel for the Respondents in all fairness submit that the question raised in this Petition is squarely answered by the Division Bench of our High Court in the case of Dattatraya Arjun Rewadkar vs. State of Maharashtra and others in Writ Petition No.3941 of 2009 and companion cases decided on 14th August, 2009. 3. In the circumstances, Rule is made absolute in the 3 present Writ Petition on the same terms. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.] asb/JAN10/wp7970.09