1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3582 OF 2010 B. G. Chidrawar } Age : 68 Yrs., Occ. : Nil, } Dr. Hedgewar Chowk, } R/o : At Post Mukhed, Tq. Mukhed, } Dist. : Nanded. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Commissioner, } Aurangabad. } 2. The Collector } Nanded. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. K.M.Nagarkar, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 21/04/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 2. Vide the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks direction against respondent no. 1 to decide his representation dated 18/11/2008 pending with respondent no. 1. 3. In view of the fact that the representation submitted by the petitioner with respondent no. 1 on 18/11/2008 is still pending consideration, we direct respondent no. 1 to decide the said representation, if pending, on its own merit and in accordance with law, within period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms, with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3582.10 ( J )