1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4414 OF 2009 Vishwas S/o.Samson Khajekar, Age-54 years, Occu-Service, R/o.Laxmi Nagar, Aurangabad Road, Ahmednagar PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Divisional Dy.Director of Education, Pune Division, Pune. 2. The Education Officer (Secondary), Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 3. The HeadMaster, Ahmednagar Boys High School, Station Road, Ahmednagar Previously known as American Mission Boys High School RESPONDENTS Mr.S.S.Deshmukh, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr.K.B.Chaudhary, learned AGP for respondent no.1 and 2 Mr.S.S.Jadhavar, learned counsel for respondent no.3. (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 12/08/2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We need not advert to the facts of the present case in the light of the fact that the relief which the petitioner has sought for in prayer clause “B”. By virtue of prayer clause “B” of this petition, the petitioner prays for writ of mandamus directing respondent no.1 and 2 to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 13/02/2009. The petitioner has also prayed for other reliefs which are ad interim relief/interim reliefs to which we need not advert. 3. Since it is not denied before us that the proposal of the petitioner is pending consideration before respondent no.2, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. We therefore allow this petition and direct respondent no.2 to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 13/02/2009 if pending, in accordance with law, within the period of 4 weeks from today, and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/AUGUST 2009/wp4414-09 3