1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.226 OF 2010 Sunita d/o Kerbaji Holkar, @ Sunita w/o Chandrakant Wallure, Age 31 years, Occu.Service, R/o At Post Datta Nagar, Bidar Road, Taluka Udgir, Dist.Latur .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School and Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032 2. The Secretary, Gram Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, At Post Tondar, Taluka Udgir, Dist.Latur 3. The Head Master, Nehru Memorial High School, At Tondar, Tq. Udgir,Dist.Latur 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur, Taluka and Dist.Latur 5. The Deputy Director of Education, Gandhi Chowk, Latur Region, Latur .. Respondents Mr.K.J.Shirurkar, Advocate holding for Mr.Sanjay Kolhare and Mr.Pundlik Kochar, Advocates for petitioners Mr.S.K.Kadam, Asstt.Govt.Pleader for respondent No.1, 4 and 5 Mr.P.G.Rodge, Advocate for respondents 2 and 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. The limited grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that writ may be issued for deciding the appeal which is pending before respondent No.5. In the light of that, we issue Rule making it returnable forthwith. We have heard Mr.Shirurkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.S.K.Kadam, learned Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1, 4 and 5 and Mr.Rodge, learned Counsel for respondents 2 and 3. 2. Since the appeal is pending consideration with respondent No.5 we allow the petition and direct respondent No.5 to decide the said appeal, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/226.10wp)