1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3851 OF 2009 Ganpat S/o.Gangaram Narsikar, Age-42 years, Occupation : Service, (At present Nil), R/o.Narsi Junegaon, Tq.Naigaon, Dist : Nanded PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Social Welfare, Cultural Affairs and Tourism Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Latur Division, Latur 4. The District Social Welfare Officer, Nanded. 5. Balak Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Marwali Tanda, Tq. Naigaon (Kh.) Dist. Nanded, through its Secretary 2 6. The Head Master, Secondary Ashram School, Marwali Tanda, Tq.Naigaon (Kh.) Dist. Nanded RESPONDENTS Mr.V.S.Panpatte, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.N.N.Jadhav, learned AGP for respondent no.1 to 4 Mr.A.S.Bayas, learned counsel for respondent no.5 (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 15/10/2009 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule 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 issuance of a writ directing respondent no.3 to decide appeal no.5/2007 which is said to be pending. In the light of the limited nature of relief which the petitioner has prayed for, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. Since the appeal is pending consideration with respondent no.3 Since September 2006, we direct respondent no.3 to decide the said appeal, if pending, in accordance with Law, within a period of 2 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. Copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Shirastedar be provided to the learned counsels for the parties to act upon. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/OCT 2009/wp3851-09