1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No.8566 of 2004 Mali Arvind Dnyaneshwar & anr. Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra & anr. Respondents Mr.Uday Warunjikar for petitioners. Ms.M.P.Thakur, AGP for Resp.no.1. Mr.M.B.Mehere for Resp.no.2. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & J.H.BHATIA,JJ. November 22, 2006. P.C. . We have heard the learned AGP for the respondent no.1 and Mr.Mehere, the learned counsel for the respondent no.2 - Zilla Parishad. In the affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no.1 it has been stated (a) the present petitioners do not belong to the PWD and Irrigation Department and, therefore, the decision taken by the State Government on 7/9/2000 is not applicable to them and (b) the cases of the petitioners are under consideration of the State Government for a fresh decision. . We direct the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Rural Development & Water Conservation Department that the decision in respect of the petitioners be taken, as per the policy of the State 2 Government, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months. . The petition disposed off in terms of the above directions. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)