-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2233 OF 2008 Pravin Appaji Chimurkar .. Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.A.V.Chatuphale for the Petitioner. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP for the Respondent -State. ----- CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED : 03RD JUNE, 2008. DATED : 03RD JUNE, 2008. DATED : 03RD JUNE, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. It appears that the District Judge prepared a waiting list of candidates for appointment to the post of Peon on 16.10.2006. The name of the petitioner was not included in that list because a criminal case was pending against the petitioner as is apparent from the foot- note appearing below the said list. According to the petitioner the criminal case that was pending against him has been decided on 20th October, 2007 in his favour and therefore, he made an application to the learned District Judge on 14.12.2007 for inclusion of his name in the -: 2 :- waiting list. The grievance of the petitioner is that the learned District Judge has not decided his application. The learned counsel submits that even a copy of the order passed by the criminal court was annexed with the said application as in this petition as well. In the circumstances, in our opinion, following order would meet the ends of justice. 3. The Respondent No.3 shall decide the application of the petitioner dated 14.12.2007 in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of four weeks from the date on which the writ of this order is served on the learned District Judge, who shall thereafter communicate his decision to the petitioner. The petitioner to serve the copy of this order on the learned District Judge. Rule is made absolute accordingly. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.) .....