1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 5263 OF 2009 (Arun Narayanrao Sonkusare .v. State of Maharashtra and others) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri H.D. Dubey, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri A.S. Fulzele, AGP for the respondent No.1. Shri S.M. Puranik, Advocate for the respondent No.2. CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. 16TH JUNE, 2010. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions from the petitioner, who is present in the Court, prays for withdrawal of the petition with liberty to the petitioner to make representation to his employer for seeking protection of his service. Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn. It is open to the petitioner to make representation to his employer-respondent Nos.3 and 4 for seeking protection of his service as Assistant Teacher by treating him as an employee belonging to Special Backward Class. If the petitioner makes such representation within a period of two weeks from today, the same may be considered and dealt with by respondent No.3 within a period of six weeks therefrom. Respondent No.3 shall communicate their decision before expiry of the period of six weeks to the petitioner. While passing this order, we shall not be understood to have expressed any opinion on the right of the petitioner to make such representation for seeking protection of his service. Respondent No.3 shall consider the petitioner's representation in accordance with law and without being influenced by this order. 2 The order of status quo granted on 4th December, 2009 by this Court shall remain operative for the period of eight weeks from today. JUDGE JUDGE *rrg.