22wp5113.10.odt 1 . IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 5113 of 2010 (Meera Gajanan Sawarbandhe .vs. Gram Gaurav Shikshan Sanstha and Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: D. D. Sinha and A. P. Bhangale, JJ. Date : 02/02/2011. Heard Mrs. A.A.Joshi, Adv. for the petitioner, Mr.N.D.Khamborkar, Adv. for respondent nos. 1, 2 and 4. and Mr.N.S.Khubalkar, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent no.3. In the present petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondent nos. 1 & 2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of appointment on compassionate ground. Counsel for the respondent/Management has submitted that, as per the communication received from the Education Officer (Secondary), Wardha, only preference was required to be given to the petitioner along with the other candidates those who have appeared in the interview. It is further submitted that the other candidates 22wp5113.10.odt 2 . were more meritorious and, therefore, the claim of the petitioner could not be considered. The Assistant Government Pleader has submitted that the said communication issued by the Education Officer was withdrawn. On the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition with a direction to respondent nos. 1 and 2 to consider the case of the petitioner in accordance with law, on its own merits, within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order and take a decision accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE jais