1 GPN-J.332-ARCHB-8.94-1310500-ALA4 Spl-H.C.A.S.C.D.79e FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 3990 OF 200 PETITION NO. 3990 OF 200 PETITION NO. 3990 OF 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. -------------------------------------------------------- Mr.G.S. Godbole for Petitioner. Mr. C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY,JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 02, 2005 P.C. . Rule. Heard forthwith. . The issue of G.R. dated 11.1.2000 had came up for consideration before this court in Writ Petition No. 5143 of 2002 which was disposed of by order dated 11.10.2002. By that order the Executive Engineer was directed to award contract in question to the Cooperative Societies as per Government order dated 11.1.2000. The Petitioners are seeking relief based on the same G.R. only that the value of the work is now increased upto Rs. 5 lacs and be allotted in terms as set out therein. . On behalf of the Respondents, learned A.G.P. seeks time. Time was granted on 2 13th December, 2004. Inspite of that no reply has been field. Apart from that the order is to only comply with Government’s own G.R. Hence, application for adjournment rejected. Considering the G.R. which is in force, petition made absolute in terms of Prayer Clause (b) which reads as under : "this Hon’ble Court maybe pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus of any other Writ, Order of Direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the Respondent No. 1 & 2 to following the direction given in various GRs regarding allotment of work below Rs.5,00,000/- to labour Cooperative Societies and maintain the ratio of 50% while allotment of work between labour cooperative societies and educated unemployed engineers and follow the guidelines in PWD Manual regarding allotment of works upto Rs.50,000/- to Labour Contract Co-operative Societies." . There will be no order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (S.P.KUKDAY,J.)