(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 8455 OF 2010 Sudhakar s/o.; Rajendra Khodse, Age : 32 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Naigaon, Taluka : Kaij, District : Beed. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Collector, Beed, District : Beed. 3. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Beed. 4. The Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Kaij, District : Beed. 5. Gram Panchayat, Naigaon, Taluka : Kaij, District : Beed, Through its Village Development Officer, Naigaon, Taluka : Kaij, District : Beed. .. Respondents. ....................... (2) Mr. V.R. Bhumkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.B. Patil, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 and 2. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE : 20TH SEPTEMBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to respondent no.4, to decide the representations dated 29-6-2010 and 17-7-2010. 2. We find that the prayer made in the petition is innocuous one. 3. The respondent no.4 is, therefore, directed to consider and decide the representations dated 29-6-2010 and 17-7-2010, made by the petitioner, on its own merits, within a period of three months from today, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties. (3) 4. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp8455