(1) wp1415-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1415 OF 2011 Chandrakant Baburao Adsule PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS .... Mr. T.M. Venjane, advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the respondent/State. .... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 30th MARCH, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to the respondents to grant retiral benefits to the petitioner within time-frame. The petitioner has already made representation to the Chief Officer, Municipal Council, Latur on 9th February, 2011 for similar prayer. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the directions are given to the Chief Officer, Municipal Council, Latur (2) wp1415-11 to decide his representation within time frame. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of this writ petition by issuing the following directions. "The Chief Officer, Municipal Council, Latur shall consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 9th February, 2011 (page 16 of the writ petition) as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from today. If the Chief Officer, for any reason, is not inclined to grant the prayer made by the petitioner in the said representation, before taking final decision, he shall give an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of." [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp1415-11