[-1-] VPH IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1897 OF 2007 IN WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION No. 5842 OF 2006 PETITION No. 5842 OF 2006 PETITION No. 5842 OF 2006 --------------------------------------------- Office notes, : office memoranda : of coram, : appearances, : Court’s orders : Court’s or Judge’s directions & : order Registrar’s : orders : ---------------------------------------------- Mr. S. N. Deshpande, advocate for the applicant. Mr. Lokesh, advocate for G. S. Hegde & Associates for the respondent. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: Mrs. NISHITA MHATRE,J. Mrs. NISHITA MHATRE,J. Mrs. NISHITA MHATRE,J. DATE DATE DATE : AUGUST 17, 2007. : AUGUST 17, 2007. : AUGUST 17, 2007. P.C.: . This Civil Application has been filed by the respondent in the Petition, for a direction to the original petitioner to offer him temporary promotion to the post of Junior Assistant. According to the applicant, this post is vacant, as one Mrs. Puranik has refused the promotion. In the event, the petitioner wishes to fill this vacancy either by advertisement or by promotion, the petitioner is [-2-] directed to consider the case of the respondent by permitting him to appear for the necessary examination. If the respondent is found eligible, the pendency of this petition will not preclude the petitioner from promoting to that post. Civil Application is accordingly disposed off. Sd/- [ Smt. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] Smt. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] Smt. NISHITA MHATRE, J.]