1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.2409 OF 2009 Ashok s/o Laxmanrao Naik ..PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Mah. & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr Sujeet D. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioiner; Mr K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondents no.1, 3 & 4; Mr Alok Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General for respondent no.2. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 15th March, 2010 PER COURT : This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents no.1 to 4 to take steps towards change in calculating the "paisewari system" after taking into consideration the cost incurred by the farmers and after taking various other factors which had undergone a sea-change since 1951. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, at the outset states that prayer clause (C) is not pressed for by the petitioner. 2. The relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition pertains to the policy decision which has been in existence for quite some time. On notice being issued to the respondents, respondents have filed their affidavit in reply explaining the "paisewari system" which has been in existence. No writ of mandamus can be issued to the 2 Government in respect of the policy decision, particularly to effect any change in the policy decision. The petitioner had submitted certain representation to the Agricultural Department, which has not been decided. The petitioner may, if so advised, pursue the other remedies available to the petitioner. This petition being sans merit is, therefore, summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. ( S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.) ( P. V. HARDAS, J.) amj/wp2409.09