1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6556 OF 2007 Laxman s/o Narsingrao Suryawanshi ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. ... Respondents. ----- Shri. V.D. Patnoorkar, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent No.1. Shri. V.S. Panpatte, Advocate for respondents Nos.2,3 and 5. ------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 17th JUNE 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard. 2) The petitioner’s grievance is that the Block Education Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Dharmabad, who is the authority to grant contract for supply of 2 meals to the school going children under the scheme - “Shaleya Poshan Aahar” , has abruptly cancelled the petitioner’s contract and awarded it to one Yadav Laxman Thormote, who, according to the petitioner, is a Member of the Gram Shikshan Samiti, Yetala, Taluka Dharmabad, and accordingly not entitled to get such a contract. A resolution passed by respondents Nos.4 and 5 is placed on record at page 24. 3) The Block Development Officer of the Panchayat Samiti Dharmabad and the Chief Executive Officer of Nanded Zilla Parishad would look into the matter as to whether Yadav Laxman Thormote is disentitled under the scheme to carry out the supply of the meals. The authorities may take appropriate decision and continue the scheme 3 through competent and appropriate person. We do not express any opinion regarding the contract of the petitioner. In exercise of extra ordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, no interference is called for. Shri. V.S. Panpatte, learned counsel shall communicate this order to the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Nanded and the Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti Dharmabad. 4) The writ petition is dismissed. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.6556.07