(1) WP 3078.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3078 OF 2011 Ashok Santram Bodke PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.R. Barlinge, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 22ND AUGUST, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Since the respondent no.3 has already retired, the learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the Petition. Shri Barlinge learned counsel submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, if a direction is issued to the respondent no.1 to consider the claim of the petitioner, since according to the learned counsel, the petitioner is the only person who is now eligible to be promoted to the post of Superintending Engineer. 2. We therefore dispose of the Petition with a direction to respondent no.1 to consider the claim of (2) WP 3078.2011 the petitioner for promotion to the post of the Superintending Engineer in accordance with law and take appropriate decision in that regard within a period of three (3) months from today. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/