(1) WP2797-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2797 OF 2011 Harihar Padmakar Patil PETITIONER VERSUS North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon and others. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. K.C. Sant, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. A.B. Girase, advocate for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. B.V. Wagh, A.G.P. for the Respondent No.4/State. ..... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 7th APRIL, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if amanuensis is provided to the petitioner, who is a visually handicapped person - student, by respondent No 3 - S.S. Maniyar Law College, Jalgaon and in that event, he has instructions not to press the writ (2) WP2797-11 petition. He invited our attention to section 31 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (for short, "the Disabilities Act") and submitted that under this provision, the Institutions are obligated to provide amanuensis to blind students and students with low vision. 3. Learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 submits that the petitioner ought to have approached the Institution, seeking such help from the Institution. Having considered overall facts and circumstances of the case, so also the letter dated 18th March, 2011 impugned in the present writ petition and the provisions contained in section 31 of the Disabilities Act, we are satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice. The petitioner shall approach respondent No. 3 - S.S. Maniyar Law College, Jalgaon on or before 14th April, 2011, requesting them to provide him amanuensis for his forthcoming examination. If the petitioner approaches respondent No. 3 College, as (3) WP2797-11 aforementioned, respondent No. 3 shall provide amanuensis to the petitioner for his forthcoming examination, which is scheduled to start on 19th April, 2011. We hope and truest that respondent No. 3 College shall take immediate steps to provide amanuensis to the petitioner and in any case, on or before 15th April, 2011. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. 4. Copy of this order, duly authenticated by the Court Shirestedar, be supplied to learned counsel for the parties, on their request. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp2797-11