-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.9049 OF 2007 Lokmanya Lokoppkarak Mandal & Anr. : Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. : Respondents ... Mr.N.V.Bandiwadekar for the petitioners. Mr.R.S.Behere, Addl. Govt. Pleader for resp. nos.1 & 2. ... CORAM : S.B.MHASE & A.A.KUMBHAKONI,JJ. DATE : JUNE 03, 2008. P.C. Heard. 2. Mr.Bandiwadekar for the petitioners states that he may be allowed to delete the respondent no.3 in view of the withdrawal of the order dated 5.11.2007. Leave to delete the respondent no.3 is granted. 3. The controversy has been narrowed down because of the withdrawal of the order dated 5.11.2007 by the respondent no.2. Now the only question remains is about the approval of the petitioner no.2. Mr.Bandiwadekar states that the petitioner no.1 will submit the proposal for approval to -: 2 :- the respondent nos.1 & 2. Mr.Behere, the learned Addl. Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1 & 2, states that if the proposal is submitted, it will be considered on its own merits. Therefore, we direct that the petitioners shall submit their proposal for the approval of the petitioner no.2 within a period of four weeks to the respondent no.2 and the respondent no.2 shall consider the said proposal within a period of two weeks thereafter, if necessary, by giving an opportunity to the petitioner nos.1 & 2, by passing a reasoned order. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of. (A.A. KUMBHAKONI, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)