1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1211 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO.9481 of 2003 Mangesh Prabhakar Nagaonkar .... Applicant V/s. The Union of India and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.Neel Helekar, for the applicant. Mr.G.Hariharan i/by Mr.Pankaj Kapoor, for respondent No.1. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 23TH APRIL, 2010 P.C. 1. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that he has already applied in pursuance of fresh advertisement issued for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (G.D.S.). However, the apprehension on the part of the applicant is that since the writ petition is pending, perhaps his case may not be considered on that ground. In our view, it is always open to the applicant to apply on the basis of fresh advertisement without prejudice to his rights and contentions. In case, applicant has applied for the aforesaid post, the concerned Department shall consider the same on its own merits and as per rules, without being swayed by the fact that the writ petition is pending. 2 2. Rest of the prayers made in the civil application cannot be considered at this stage. 3. In view of what is stated above, civil application is disposed of. ( R.G.KETKAR, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )