1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2870 OF 2010 Dr.Kum.Chhaya Jaykumar Desai : Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. : Respondents .... Mr.M.S.Topkar for the petitioner. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for respondent no.1. Mr.S.S.Patwardhan for respondent no.2. .... CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. DATE : JULY 09, 2010. P.C.: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that she was appointed on a temporary basis on the post of Medical Officer by the respondent no.2. It is submitted that the Corporation forwarded the proposals dated 29.11.2008 and 26.12.2008 to the State Government to regularise the services of the petitioner as Medical Officer. It is submitted that the said proposals are pending with the respondent no.1 and, therefore, direction 2 be given to the respondent no.1 to decide the same, in accordance with law, at the earliest. It is further submitted that since this Court vide interim order dated 18.3.2010 directed the respondents not to take any coercive action against the petitioner, the same may be continued till the decision is taken by the State Government. 3. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsel. The above referred facts are not in dispute. Hence, we direct the State Government to decide the said proposals, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four months. Since the interim protection is in existence for sometime, we extend the same till the decision is taken by the State Government. Needless to mention that if the State Government requires some information in respect of any aspect of the issue, it is open for them to seek the said information from the Corporation. 4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (D.D. SINHA, J.) (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)