1 wp7777-10.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ttm WRIT PETITION NO.7777 OF 2010 Shivshahi Suraksha Rakshak and General Kamgar Sena .. Petitioner Vs. Nashik District Security Guards Board & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.L.M.Avhad for the petitioner Mr.S.M.Kamble for respondent no.16 CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE : 16TH NOVEMBER, 2011. P.C. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and respondent no.16. None appears for the other respondents though served. 2. In this Writ Petition, the petitioners are seeking the following reliefs : “(a) This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or a Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other Writ, order or direction directing the respondent no.1 to register the Security Guards cited in the petition and to allot them to the respondent nos.3 to 7 & 11 to 14 & 17 to engage them in the Establishment on regular basis. 2 wp7777-10.doc b. That this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other writ, order or direction directing the respondent no.1 to initiate penal action as required under the provisions of clause 42 of the Security Guards Scheme, 2002 against all concerned.” 3. Mr.Kamble, learned counsel for respondent no.16 at the outset invited our attention to their reply affidavit and more particularly the order dt. 19.1.2011 passed in a group of Writ Petitions wherein similar prayers were made. By that order dt.19.1.2011, the petitions were disposed of with direction to respondent no.1-board to decide the petitioner’s application on merits and by a reasoned order after following the principles of natural justice. The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that similar directions be issued to respondent no.1 board. Hence, we dispose of this writ petition by the following order: a) Respondent no.1-board shall decide the petitioner’s application presented by them for seeking registration as Security Guards as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order on merits, in accordance with law and after following the principles of natural justice. b) Petitioner to communicate this order to respondent no.1 within a period of 3 weeks from today. 3 wp7777-10.doc c) Writ Petition is disposed of. d) All contentions on merits are kept open. (K.K. TATED, J.) (D.B. BHOSALE, J.)