srk １ pil-111-09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.111 OF 2009 Bhrashtachar Nirmulan Sanghatana and another. ... Petitioners Versus State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents Mr. Uday Warunjikar for the petitioners. Mr. D.A. Nalawade, Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. Thursday, August 5, 2010 P .C. In this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India purporting to be PIL, the petitioners have prayed for writ of mandamus to direct the State of Maharashtra to take a decision in the matter of allotment of the housing accommodation to the police personnel and particularly the matter of allotment of 620 tenemants constructed in the scheme at Pratiksha Nagar, Sion. 2. In the affidavits-in-reply filed by the Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra on 7th January, 2010 and by the Principal Secretary to Government of Maharashtra, Home Department on 4th February, 2010, it is indicated that necessary steps are being taken and proposals have already been sent to the Finance Department to make available the amount of Rs.28.19 crores for procuring 300 tenements. As regards the allotment of another 320 tenements to the police department, request has been made to the Housing Department and the same is being examined. srk ２ pil-111-09 3. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with a direction that the Housing Department of the State of Maharashtra shall consider the above proposal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three months from the date of receipt of this order. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.