1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5615 OF 2010 Swati D/o Bhagwanrao Munde, Age : 21 Years, Occu. : Nil, R/o Chatrapati Chowk, Purna Road, Nanded. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary School Education and Sports Dept. Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education (Primary) Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Maharashtra State Council of Examination, Pune - 01. .. .. Respondents Shri V. A. Dhakne, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Shri A. R. Nikam, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JULY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . At the outset Shri Dhakne, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend the petition for incorporating a prayer clause for issuance of a writ directing the respondent No. 3 to decide the application/representation of the petitioner dated 07.06.2010. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. In respect of prayer clause B, C and D, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a petition afresh in the event application/representation is decided adverse to the petitioner. Accordingly, this petition stands dismissed in respect of prayer clause B, C and D with liberty as prayed for. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. Since the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition to issue a writ directing the respondent No. 3 to decide the application of the petitioner dated 07.06.2010, we allow this petition and direct the respondent No. 3 to decide the said 3 application/representation within four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10