IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.1931 OF 2009 Ramu s/o Laxman Satav ] R/o Ambheri, Taluq and ] PETITIONER. District Hingoli. ] ] VERSUS 1. The Secretary, ] Maharashtra State Board of ] Secondary and Higher Secondary ] RESPONDENTS. Education, Pune, ] Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. ] and another. ] ---- Shri Sachin Deshmukh, Advocate, for petitioner. Shri A.R.Nikam, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Shri S.K.Chavan, Advocate, for respondent No.2. ---- CORAM: Naresh H. Patil and N.D.Deshpande, JJ. DATE : 8th May, 2009. ORAL ORDER : [ PER - NARESH H. PATIL, J.] Heard. 2 Petitioner was a student of 12th standard. Because of accidental physical disability he could not appear for practical and oral examinations of the subject "Music". 3 The counsel for respondent No.1 Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (for short "the Board") submits that by a circular dated 21st January, 2009 itself the practical and oral examinations of students, who were to appear out of turn, were scheduled on 24th - 2 - and 25th March, 2009. Accordingly, the concerned colleges were informed. 4 The counsel for petitioner submits that the respondent No.2 college did not receive any such circular and by a communication dated 28th March, 2009 (Exhibit "C" to the petition) the Principal of respondent No.2 college informed the Board about non-receipt of such circular. 5 We find that in the month of January 2009 itself the Board had issued the circular for conducting practical and oral examinations of students like petitioner. Dates and places of examinations were also mentioned in the circular. 6 In the light of subsequent developments, at this stage, no interference in exercise of extra ordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is warranted. 7 Petitioner is entitled to approach the Board by filing a comprehensive representation for redressal of his grievance. The Board is still entitled to consider the representation, if made within a week. 8 Petition is disposed of. [ N.D.Deshpande, J.] [ Naresh H. Patil, J.] pcr/2009/wp1931.09