1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3605 OF 2010 Ganesh s/o Sukhadev Khillare, Age 36 years, Occu.Photography, R/o At Post Ellora, Taluka Khultabad, District Aurangabad .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. Union of India, Through its Secretary, Minister of Education Social Welfare & Culture, New Delhi, Through Standing Counsel, High Court, Aurangabad 2. The Superintendent, Archaeological Survey of India, Bibika Mukabara, Aurangabad 3 The Grade – I C.A., Archaeological Survey of India, Ellora Caves, Taluka Khultabad, District Aurangabad 4. The Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Janpath Marg, New Delhi .. RESPONDENTS Mr.P.A.Kulkarni, Advocate for petitioner Mr.Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 28th April, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT ( PER S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner, vide the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays that the respondent No.2 be directed to issue licence of Photography. 3. It is brought to our notice that the application made by the petitioner for issuance of a licence of Photography is still pending consideration with the respondent No.2. In view of the fact that the application of the petitioner is still pending consideration with the respondent No.2, we are not inclined to grant the relief in terms of prayer clause (B) to the petition. However, we direct the respondent No.2 to decide the application of the petitioner submitted on 31.10.2007, for issuance of a licence of Photography, within four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule made absolute in above terms with no order as to costs. 3 5. Copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Sheristedar of this Court be provided to learned Counsel for the parties to act upon. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/3605.10wp)