WP Nos. 2072/09 & Ors. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2072 OF 2009 Shri. Rajendra Sambhaji Shinde ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2073 OF 2009 Suresh s/o. Sheshrao Kamble ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2071 OF 2009 Shri. Umakant s/o. Vishnu Adsule ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2074 OF 2009 Shri. Bharat s/o. Sambhaji Shinde ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WP Nos. 2072/09 & Ors. 2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2075 OF 2009 Shri. Bipin s/o. Sambhaji Shinde ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2076 OF 2009 Smt. Anusaya w/o. Pandurang Thakur ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2077 OF 2009 Shri. Sambhaji s/o. Gnyanoba Shinde ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2078 OF 2009 Shri. Uttam s/o. Nivruti Kamble ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2079 OF 2009 Sachin s/o. Nandu Chandale ....Petitioner. WP Nos. 2072/09 & Ors. 3 Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2080 OF 2009 Smt. Laxmi w/o. Ram Khape ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2081 OF 2009 Gajendra s/o. Tukaram Gade ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2082 OF 2009 Smt. Shanta w/o. Kisan Salunke ....Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. Mr. V. L. Dhoble, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. V. B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Mr.N.D. Sonawane h/f. Mr. V.D. Hon, Advocate for respondent No.5. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & T. V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATED : 19th September, 2011. WP Nos. 2072/09 & Ors. 4 PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. According to the petitioners, petitioners are residing in an area which is referred by the petitioners as Zopadpatti prior to 1970. The Municipal Council, Latur passed resolution on 25th November 1997 to regularize Signal Camp Zopadpatti. Subsequently the petitioners referred to policy decision taken by the State Government in respect of establishment of such persons residing in such areas. The Government Resolution is also referred by the petitioners in that regard. 3. Learned counsel Shri. V. L. Dhoble appearing for petitioners submits that the State Government's policy is for the benefit of downtrodden sections of society, who were forced to reside in slums. Accordingly, it was obligatory on the part of Municipal Council being instrumentality of the State to frame appropriate scheme and accommodate such persons. With this view these petitions were filed. 4. The respondent No. 5 - Municipal Council filed affidavit in reply. The learned counsel appearing for Municipal Council submits that adequate steps were taken to implement the WP Nos. 2072/09 & Ors. 5 policy of the State. Accordingly, tenements were constructed and allotted at a very nominal rate of Rs. 1/- per year to such persons. The counsel on instructions submits that three petitioners Bipin Shinde, Rajendra Shinde and Shanta Salunke could not be entitled to such accommodations as their names were not appearing in the list prepared for the said purpose. The counsel submits that other persons whose names were enlisted were accordingly accommodated. The Municipal Council by and large has taken efforts to implement the State's policy. 5. Considering the submissions advanced and the stand adopted by the respondent Council in its affidavit in reply, we dispose of these petitions. 6. The learned counsel Shri. Dhoble submits that in future the three petitioners, who could not be accommodated, would file appropriate applications in case accommodation for such persons is made available by the Council. [ T. V. NALAWADE, J.] [ NARESH H. PATIL, J.] ssc/