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 JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2526 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.2526 OF 2008 APPLICATION NO.2526 OF 2008 IN IN IN WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.5419 OF 2007 PETITION NO.5419 OF 2007 PETITION NO.5419 OF 2007 University of Pune & Anr. ...Applicants V/s. Sanjay Shrikant Jain & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.P.J. Thorat for the Applicants. Mr.J.G. Reddy for Respondent No.1. Mr.N.P. Deshpande, AGP, for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. : SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. : SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE DATE DATE : 11TH NOVEMBER, 2008. : 11TH NOVEMBER, 2008. : 11TH NOVEMBER, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . This Civil Application has been filed for modification of the order granted in the Petition on 7th August, 2007. While admitting the Petition this Court had directed that the parties should maintain status-quo. As a consequence thereof the post of Lecturer in Law (Open) in Department of Law is lying vacant for several months. 2. By this Civil Application permission is sought to fill in the aforesaid vacant post. An advertisement has already been issued on 1st October, 2008 for filling in the said post. The 1st respondent, it appears, had objected to the advertisement being issued. 3. In my opinion, the prayer in the Civil Application can be granted as no purpose would be served by keeping the post vacant. However, the applicants shall make it clear to the person selected by them pursuant to the advertisement, that his/her appointment is subject to the result in this Petition as well as the Appeal filed by the 1st respondent before the College Tribunal being Appeal No.9 of 2007. 4. Civil Application is disposed of.