1 4245.4246.sxw ast IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4246 OF 2010 Shri Shirish Vithalrao Phakade ..Petitioner vs State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Mr.A.M.Joshi for Petitioner. Mr.A.B.Borkar for Respt no.4 Mr.V.S.Gokhale AGP for Respt no.1 CORAM : D.D.SINHA & MRS MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ DATE : 28 th June, 2010. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner,learned counsel for respondent no.4 and the learned AGP for respondent no.1. 2. Counsel for the petitioner states that pursuant to the advertisement dated 24.2.2009 issued by the respondent no.4, the petitioner had applied for the post of Assistant Professor in the subject of Electronics and Telecommunications. The petitioner was selected and appointed as an Assistant Professor in the said subject vide appointment order dated 14.5.2009. It is submitted that the proposal of the petitioner for grant of approval was forwarded by the management to the respondent no.4. However, till this date, no decision has been taken by the respondent No. 2 4245.4246.sxw 4 in this regard, on the other hand, there is likelihood that advertisement calling upon applications for the posts of Assistant Professor held by the petitioner as on today is likely to be issued. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that a direction to the respondent no.4 be given to decide the proposal of the petitioner for grant of approval one way or the other within a stipulated period and the respondent no.4 further be directed that till such time, they should not issue order of appointment, if process is already undertaken, in view of the fresh advertisement if any, 3. Counsel for respondent no.4 does not dispute that th petitioner was appointed as Assistant Professor for the year 2009. In the circumstances, we direct respondent no.4 to decide proposal of the petitioner for grant of approval as an Assistant Professor on its own merits and in accordance with law and by following the principles of natural justice within a period of four weeks from today. In the meantime, no appointment should be made on the post held by the petitioner. With these directions, writ petition disposed of accordingly. D.D.SINHA, J MRS MRIDULA BHATKAR, J