1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6670 OF 2010 Pandharrao S/o Bajirao Sarnaik, Age : 52 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Jamathi (Bk), Tq. Sengaon, District Hingoli. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary for Cooperation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The District Dy. Registrar, Cooperative, District Hingoli. 3. The Assistant Registrar, Cooperative, Tq. Sengaon, District Hingoli. 4. The Returning Officer, Vividh Karyakari Seva Sahakari Sanstha, Ltd. Jamathi (Bk). .. .. Respondents Shri Ram J. Nirmal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Government Pleader for the Respondents. 2 CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 27TH JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 4. The limited relief which the petitioner is praying for in this petition by way of alternate relief is to direct the respondents to decide the representation submitted by the petitioner on 16.07.2010. In that light of the matter, therefore, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally. Accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within two weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 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