IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1942 OF 2003 Narendra Kumar Bhonsle .. Petitioner Vs Union of India ..Respondent Mr. Satendra Kumar for the petitioner. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J., & J.P. DEVADHAR , J. DATE : 8TH JANUARY, 2008 P.C.: In this writ petition, primarily, the issue raised by the petitioner and urged before us today that he had made several requests from time to time to the respondents about the grant of pensionary benefits on the basis of the amendments made in the Army instructions and after waiting for some time, issued a legal notice dated 12th April, 2003. The said notice has not been replied by the respondents. The petitioner claims to be relying upon the instructions including the circular dated 7th December, 1999 issued by the Government of India. 2. In view of this, we dispose of this petition with the directions to the respondents to deal with the claim of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order within six weeks from today. It shall be the duty of the petitioner to bring this order to the notice of the concerned Secretary to the Government of India and the period of six weeks shall count from the date of receipt of this order by the concerned Secretary to the Government of India. Petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE J.P. DEVADHAR, J.