: 1 : caw-1070-11=.doc USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1070 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO.4609 OF 2010 Sachin Kantilal Pise & Ors. .. Applicants/ Petitioners v/s. University Grants Commission & Ors. .. Respondents ......... Mr. Mihir Desai for the applicants / petitioners Mr. Girish Kulkarni i/b Bhakti Deshmukh i/b Mrs. M.G. Kulkarni for respondent no.3 Mr. S.D. Rayrikar, AGP for respondent nos. 4 and 5 Mr. R.W. Rodrigues for respondent no.1 (UGC) ......... CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR & R.Y.GANOO, J.J. DATE : 9th JUNE 2011. P.C. : 1. This Writ Petition is already admitted in terms of order dated 30th September, 2010. By this application, the petitioners pray for stay of operation of Circular No. 216 of 2007 dated 17th July, 2007, issued by the University of Pune. It is seen that the said Circular has been duly notified and in fact, has been acted upon for all this period. It is common ground that respondent nos. 6 to 15 have been appointed on : 2 : caw-1070-11=.doc the basis of the parameters specified in the said Circular long back. Merely because the Writ Petition is admitted, that does not mean that the petitioners are entitled to stay of operation of the impugned Circular, as a matter of course. Interest of justice would demand that such interim relief should not be granted in the fact situation of this case. Accordingly that prayer is rejected. 2. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the question involved is very short and may not take more than 20 minutes to conclude his argument. Besides, it is a recurring issue and would govern the future appointments as well, for which reason it is essential that the uncertainty is dealt with at the earliest possible opportunity. We have no difficulty in acceding to the request for early hearing of this petition. To be listed under caption ‘final disposal’ on 7th July, 2011. 3. Reply-affidavit be filed on or before 27th June, 2011, if already not filed. Civil Application is disposed of accordingly. (R.Y.GANOO, J.) (A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.)