1 ca 16961.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 16961 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2435 OF 2010 Ramesh Holaram Batra .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri R. R. Mantri, Advocate for the Applicant. Shri S. B. Pulkundwar, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. Shri P. B. Waghmare, Advocate h/f Shri H. S. Bedi, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 02ND SEPTEMBER, 2011. PER COURT : . This is an application seeking amendment in the writ petition. The writ petition is not yet admitted. The learned counsel for the respondent opposes the application on the ground that the writ petition is not maintainable and earlier also twice the writ petitions were filed and the cognizance of this also was taken at the time of hearing of earlier writ petitions. These are 2 ca 16961.10 the arguments to be considered at the time of admission of the writ petition. At present we are only concerned with the application for amendment. As the writ petition is not yet admitted, I do not see any impediment to allow the application. It is also trite law that the merits of the amendments are not required to be considered while allowing the amendment application. In the light of above the civil application is allowed in terms of prayer clause “B”. The necessary amendment be carried out within 14 days from today. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Sept. 11