1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2078 OF 2010 Pushpabai Nana Bhalerao, Age 30 years, Occu.Service as Peon, R/o Aadgaon, Taluka Chopda, District Jalgaon .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon (3) Administrator, Nilkanteshwar Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Chawalkheda, Taluka Dharangaon, District Jalgaon .. RESPONDENTS Shri Vinod Patil, Advocate holding for Shri G.V.Wani, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondent No.1 State Respondent No.3 deleted as per Court’s leave dated 15.3.2010. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 15th March 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. At the outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete respondent No.3 as a party to the petition. Leave granted 2 at the risk of the petitioner. Deletion to be carried out forthwith. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing respondent No.2 to decide the proposal of the petitioner submitted by the respondent No.3, some time in July 2008. 4. The petitioner undisputedly came to be appointed on 5.6.2008 as a Peon in the respondent No.3 institution. The respondent – institution submitted proposal of the petitioner seeking approval to the appointment of the petitioner in July 2008. According to the petitioner the said application/proposal is pending consideration with the respondent No.2. 5. Since the proposal of the petitioner seeking approval to the appointment of the petitioner is pending consideration, we direct the respondent No.2 to decide the said proposal, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of six weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/2078.10wp)