((-1-)) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6317 OF 2004 Bharat Shivram Kumbhar Petitioner versus Life Insurance Corpn. of India and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6326 OF 2004 Rajesh Manohar Gandhi & others Petitioners versus LIC and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6327 OF 2004 Vishnu Bajirao Nimbalkar Petitioner versus LIC and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6339 OF 2004 Kumar Bhau Shedabale and another Petitioners versus LIC and others Respondents Tejpal S. Ingale, adv. for petitioners in all these petitions. V.V.Sonawane, AGP for respondents 1 to 3 V.V.Sangalikar, AGP for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : A.P.SHAH AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, JJ. ((-2-)) DATE : 1st November 2004 PC : 1. Leave to delete respondent nos.4 and 5 in Writ Petition Nos.6317/2004 and 6326/2004, and respondent no.4 in Writ Petition Nos.6327/2004 and 6339/2004. 2. Rule. 3. Respondents 1 to 3 waive service. By consent Rule is made returnable forthwith. 4. The petitioners will apply individually to respondents 1 to 3 for detachment of their agency from respective development officers and for permitting them to work as direct agents of the LIC.. 5. The petitioners will also simultaneously apply to their respective development officers for issuance of NOC to consider the applications made by the petitioners to respondents 1 to 3. 6. Respondents 1 to 3 will consider and decide the applications made by the petitioners individually in accordance with law irrespective ((-3-)) of whether NOC is granted by the Development Officer or not within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of such application. 7. Writ petitions are disposed of in terms of order mentioned above with no order as to costs. 8. Certified copy expedited. (A.P.SHAH, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)