1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5518 OF 2009 Sugandha d/o Rambhau Badge @ Sugandha w/o Bharat Chavan .. Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri S.M.Kulkarni, Advocate for petitioner Shri N.N.Jadhav, AGP for respondents 1 and 2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 1st September 2009 PER COURT 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents to consider the application of the petitioner as nominee of Freedom Fighter for the post of Shikshan Sevika and also prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents to decide the representation filed by the petitioner for considering her candidature as a nominee of Freedom Fighter for the post of Shikshan Sevika. 2. Undisputedly, no advertisement has been issued by the respondents inviting applications for the post of Shikshan Sevika. 2 The petitioner on her own submitted an application and now wants this Court to direct the respondents by issuance of a writ of mandamus to consider the application of the petitioner. According to us, such a procedure cannot be followed. As and when an advertisement is issued by the respondents inviting applications for the post for which the petitioner is eligible and if reservation for nominee of Freedom Fighter is provided, the petitioner may submit her application pursuant thereto. In the light of what has been held by us above, no interference in this petition is warranted and the petition is, therefore, summarily dismissed with no orders as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE vvr/5518.09wp 3