IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 153 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 153 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 153 OF 2009 Shri Hanmant Rajaram Pawar ...Petitioner vs. The Director, Social Forestry Department, Maharashtra State, Pune & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.A.V. Chatuphale for the Petitioner. Mr.S.S. Bhende, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : APRIL 17, 2009 DATED : APRIL 17, 2009 DATED : APRIL 17, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Mr.Bhende, learned AGP waives service on behalf of the respondents. By consent of parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing at the admission stage. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned AGP for the State. 2. Pursuant to order dated 5th December, 2008, the Deputy Director, Social Forestry Division, Satara, has filed an affidavit dated 16th April, 2009. In the said affidavit in para 2, the Deputy Director has in terms sated that directions were given by the Rural - 2 - Development and Water Conservation Department to the State Government directing the Competent Authority to appoint the present petitioner on the post which was kept vacant for that purpose. He has stated that therefore, the petitioner is entitled for reinstatement as Ropwan Kotwal. 3. In view of this statement, the petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). The petitioner shall be reinstated within eight weeks from today. Rule is made absolute. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)