WP 8691/10 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8691/2010 _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri B.R. Kedar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri S.K. Kadam, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. CORAM: D.B. BHOSALE & A.V. NIRGUDE, JJ. Date: 10.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The writ petition impugns the letter / communication dated 23.8.2010 issued by respondent no.2 whereby respondent no.2 informed the petitioner that they have not received any proposal from the petitioner and hence inspection of their library can not be made. Respondent no.1 has filed affidavit and in paragraphs 7 & 8 thereof, has stated that the representation made by the petitioner in pursuance of the order passed by this WP 8691/10 2 Court dated 28.6.2010 in Writ Petition No. 6800/2009, is under consideration before the concerned officer, and in view thereof, Shri S.K. Kadam, learned AGP submits that the impugned letter dated 23.8.2010 stands withdrawn. In other words, he submits that they are considering the representation made by the petitioner dated 24.7.2010 as per the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 28.6.2010 in Writ Petition No. 6800/2009, and that they will pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from today. Shri S.K. Kadam, learned AGP submits that respondent no.1 may also be allowed to consider other similar proposal, if any, along with the proposal of the petitioner and take decision on merits. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of by the following order. Respondent no.1 shall consider the proposal of petitioner on merits in accordance with law. It is open to respondent no.1 to consider other proposal, if WP 8691/10 3 any, along with the petitioner's proposal and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. It is needless to mention that the concerned authorities, if necessary, shall grant opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. We also make it clear that the concerned authority, while deciding the proposal will do so in the light of the order dated 28.6.2010 passed by this Court earlier in Writ Petition NO.6800/2009. (A.V. Nirgude, J.) (D.B. Bhosale, J.) Dt/- 10.03.2011 ndk/c103111