1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.10836 OF 2009 Hemant P. Kulkarni ...Petitioner v/s The Commissioner, Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, Kolhapur and others ...Respondents Mr R.S. Apte, Sr Counsel i/b Mr Vaibhav Patankar for Petitioner. Mr S.S. Patwardhan for Respondent Nos.1 and 3. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND A.R. JOSHI JJ. DATE : 20TH JANUARY 2010. 2 P.C. :- 1] Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. Respondent Nos.4 and 5 are permitted to be deleted. 2] It is common ground that the facts and law involved in this petition are identical to the facts and law involved in writ petition No.8761 of 2009. Hence for the reasons disclosed in that order which is passed today by us, the order dated 21st August 2009 which is impugned in this petition is set aside with the same liberty as granted in order passed in writ petition No.8761 of 2009. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE A.R. JOSHI )