WP 1274/11 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1274/2011 Bharat s/o Bhaskar Jawale. ...Petitioner.. Versus Union of India & four others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.G. Talhar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma, Standing Counsel for respondent no.1. Shri N.B. Khandare, Government Pleader for respondent nos.2 & 3. ..... CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH, CJ & NARESH H. PATIL, J. DATE: 29.08.2011 PER COURT : 1] Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2] The grievance of the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is that the petitioner’s application to respondent no.4 – the Grievance Redressal WP 1274/11 - 2 - Officer appointed by Jalgaon Peoples Cooperative Bank Ltd. for getting the benefits under the scheme for waiver of agricultural loans in case of small and marginal farmers has not been decided by respondent no.4. 3] Since the petitioner’s application dated 17.8.2010 at Exhibit D to the petition was made more than a year ago, we are of the view that interests of justice would be served if this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.4 to consider and decide the petitioner’s application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within one month from the date of receipt of this order. We direct accordingly. The petitioner shall be given an opportunity of personal hearing. The petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of above direction. (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) CHIEF JUSTICE ndk/c298111