1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5145 OF 2009 Nanded Zilla Majdoor Union (CITU) Nanded; Regd.Trade Union, Through its General Secretary, Shri.Bhagwan S/o.Mahajan Kokare, Age-42 years, Occu-Social work, R/o.Village Waghala, CIDCO, Nanded PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Commissioner of Labour, Commerce Center, Tardeo, Mumbai-34. 2. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 3. Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation, Nanded Through its Commissioner RESPONDENTS Mr.V.P.Golewar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.S.V.Kurundkar, learned AGP for respondent no.1 and 2 Mr.A.S.Deshmukh h/f. Mr.M.V.Deshpande, learned counsel for respondent no.3 (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 16/09/2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for directing respondents no.1 and 2 to decide the application submitted by the petitioner dated 17/12/2008, u/s. 10(1) of The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. 3. We have heard Shri.V.P.Golewar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri.Kurundkar, learned AGP on behalf of respondent no.1 and 2 and Shri.A.S.Deshmukh, h/f. Shri.M.V.Deshpande on behalf of respondent no.3. 4. In the light of limited nature of the relief which is prayed for by the petitioner, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 5. Since the said application is said to be pending, we direct the respondents to decide the same within 3 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. This writ petition is accordingly allowed and respondents are directed to decide the application of the petitioner within 3 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/SEP 2009/wp5145-09