-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL SIDE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No 1635 of 2007 Shilpa Amit Mane and ors. ..Petitioners vs State of Maharashtra and ors Respondents Mr Susheel Mahadeshwar i/b Ms R.J.Todankar for petitioners Ms Mugdha Jadhav AGP for respondent Nos.1 and 2 Mr M Z Moray for respondent No.3 CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J., & DR.D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. Dated: 17th August 2007 P.C.: The learned counsel for the respondent-management submits that they would submit fresh proposal to the Education Officer, keeping in mind the decision of this court in various matters including Writ Petition No.4747 of 2005 – Hira Shivaji Khalche vs The State of Maharashtra and ors decided on 15th September 2005. Such proposal shall be considered by the Education Officer in terms of rule 9(7) of the MEPS Rules by providing reservation of 34% as expeditiously as possible within. This stand is acceptable to the learned counsel for the petitioners. Consequentially nothing survives in this petition and the impugned order dated 12th April 2007 is set aside. The management -2- shall submit fresh proposal to the Education Officer within four weeks from today. Appropriate orders shall be passed thereon by the Education Officer as expeditiously as possible preferably within eight weeks from today. Petition is disposed of, leaving the parties to bear their own costs. CHIEF JUSTICE DR D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.