1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLTE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 185 OF 2009 Sau. Laxmibai Damu Tidke & others ......Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others ...... Respondents Mr. M.S. Karnik for the Petitioner Mr. V.S. Masurkar, GP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 CORAM : V.C. DAGA AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. 1 Heard learned Counsel for both parties. Perused the petition. 2 Rule, returnable forthwith. 3 Learned AGP waives service on behalf of all the respondents. 4 By consent of the parties, petition is taken up for final hearing. 5 Both the parties agreed that issue sought is to be covered by the Judgment of this Court in the case of Vithabai Bama Bhandari Vs. State 2 of Maharashtra and another, reported in 2009(4) Mh. L.J. 693. wherein the earlier Division Bench Judgment of this Court in the case of Voltas Ltd. and another Vs. Additional Collector and Competent Authority and others, reported in 2008 (5)5 Bom. C.R. 746 is relied upon. 6 For the reasons recored in both these judgments, petition is allowed, rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) and (d) with no order as to costs. A.A. SAYED J. V.C.DAGA, J.