1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5935 OF 2010 Yunus Alam Siddiqui .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1] The Union of India and others .. RESPONDENTS .... Shri Rajendra Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma,A.S.G. for the respondents 1 to 3. Shri Y.M.Khan,Adv.for Respondent no.4. .... CORAM : B.R.GAVAI & A.A.SAYED,JJ. DATE : 6 th OCTOBER, 2010. PER COURT] : 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard counsel for respective parties. By consent of parties, Petition is heard finally at admission stage. 2 2] The petitioner has filed present petition thereby challenging the decision of respondents vide Notification dated 1/6/2010 by which the respondents have decided to allot a quota of Huj pilgrims only in so far as private tour operators who are registered and allotted quota in 2009 is conceerned. 3] The Apex Court in the case of Government of India V/s Al Ameen Haj Group and others had refused to interfere with the policy which is also impunged in the present petition and has vide judgment and order dated 21/9/2010 upheld the said policy. However, the Apex Court in paragraph 2 of the judgment and order has directed the Government of India to consider the case of private tour operators for allocation of Huj quota for Huj-2011. 4] We therefore, dismiss the petition in so far as challenge to the Government policy dated 1/6/2010 is concerned. 3 5] However, respondents are directed to consider and grant the Huj quota to the petitioner for Huj-2011 and if they are found eligible, they shall be given preference for allocation to Huj quota in addition to the already existing ones. 6] Rule is therefore, made absolute in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. (A.A.SAYED) (B.R.GAVAI) JUDGE JUDGE umg/wp5935-10