1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5148 OF 2010 Savita d/o Subhashrao Patil, Age 24 years, Occu.Education, R/o Patil Niwas, M.G.College Road, Nathnagar, Ahmedpur, District Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Department of Sports and Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Commissioner, The Maharashtra State Examination Council, 17, Dr.Ambedkar Marg, Pune 411 001 3. The Director of Education (Primary), Maharashtra State, Pune 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Z.P.Latur, District Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr.S.T.Ghute, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondent No.1 and 3 Mr.A.R.Nikam, Advocate for respondent No.2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 9th August 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. At the outset, learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner does not press for the reliefs prayed for in this 2 petition but seeks the issuance of a writ directing respondent No. 2 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 22.7.2010. Accordingly, we grant leave to the learned Counsel for the petitioner to amend the prayer clause to the limited extent of seeking directions to respondent No.2 to decide the application/representation submitted by the petitioner. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. We allow this petition in terms of the amended prayer clause and dismiss the petition in respect of the reliefs prayed for in this petition as not pressed. 4. We accordingly direct the respondent No.2 to decide the application/representation of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5148.10wp)