1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.1084 of 2008 (Smt. Shobha Sukhdeorao Kale v. The State of Maharashtra and others) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Shri S.A. Gordey, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri S.J. Jichkar, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Shri D.A. Sonwane, Advocate for Respondent No.3. CORAM : D.D. Sinha and Prasanna B. Varale, JJ. DATE : 20th August, 2008 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. In the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to respondent No.3 – Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of promotion to the post of Public Health Nurse (PHN) with effect from 1-5-1995. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has already submitted the representation dated 8-2-2007 in this regard to respondent No.3 – Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal, however, till this date, no decision has been taken by the said authority and, therefore, prays that appropriate direction be given to the said authority. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that even the State Government has directed the said authority to consider the claim of the petitioner. 2 In the circumstances, we dispose of the present writ petition with direction to respondent No.3 to decide the above-referred representation of the petitioner, if not decided earlier, on its own merits according to law, after giving a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order. JUDGE JUDGE Lanjewar