( 1 ) WP 10124/10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10124 OF 2010 Laxman s/o Kashinath Gule, Aged 48 years, Occupation Agriculture, R/o. Mukundwadi, Aurangabad, Taluka and District Aurangabad PETITIONER V E R S U S 1 The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Industrial Development Dept., Mantralaya, Mumbai. RESPONDENTS 2 The Chief Administrator, City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), Aurangabad. Shri S.S. Thombre, Advocate for the petitioner Shri N.R. Shaikh, Advocate for the respondent No. 1 / State Shri A.S. Bajaj, Advocate for respondent No.2 CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & A.V. NIRGUDE,JJ. DATED : 7th March, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. By this Writ Petition, the petitioner has prayed for direction to respondent No. 2 to decide his applications / representations seeking allotment of Tapri Shop. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No. 2 submits that the earlier applications / representations filed by the petitioner are not traceable. However, he submits that respondent No. 2 is prepared to consider the petitioner’s ( 2 ) WP 10124/10 representation dated 16th August, 2010 (Exhibit – D of the Writ Petitiion) and decide the same in accordance with Law. 4. In view of the statement made on behalf of respondent No.2 and considering the prayer made in the Writ Petition, respondent No. 2 is directed to consider and decide the application / representation dated 16th August, 2010 made by the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. While passing this order, we shall not be understood to have issued any direction to respondent No. 2 on merits of the case. Respondent No. 2 shall consider the application / representation of the petitioner on merits, in accordance with Law and without being influenced by this order. Writ Petition is disposed of. ( A. V. NIRGUDE, J. ) ( D.B. BHOSALE, J. ) SRM/wp/10124/10/7/3/10