1 CP 13 OF 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 13 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 25 OF 2010 Sachin s/o Bhagwat Gholve, Aged 27 years, Occupation Education, Resident of Anand Nagar, Jeevan Chhaya, Nanded Naka, Udgir, Taluka Udgir, District Latur Petitioner V E R S U S The Maharashtra Public Service Commission, Bank of India Bldg. 3rd Floor, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Hutatma Chowk, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001, Through itsw Chairman Shri Madhukar N. Kokate Respondent Smt. Surekha Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Mukul Kulkarni, Advocate for the respondent CORAM : A.V. NIRGUDE, J. DATED : 21st January, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. Heard. Mr. R.B. Khot, Upper Secretary of M.P.S.C. is present. 2. The petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 25 of 2010 against the respondent. Facts leading to the petition are as under : 3. The petitioner applied for the post of Drug Inspector, Group - B, in Food and Drugs Administration. This post was advertised by the respondent 2 CP 13 OF 2011 / Commission on 11th February, 2008. In due course, the petitioner appeared for Screening Test and was declared successful. He was then called for interview in July, 2009. But, the Commission did not interview him, because, on scrutiny of his application, the petitioner was found ineligible. The petitioner filed the writ petition challenging this decision, and this Court allowed the writ petition on 18th February, 2010 and directed the Commission to hold the petitioner's interview. This direction was given on 18th February, 2010, but the Commission did not call the petitioner for interview till date. In the mean time, the Commission rather belatedly on 8th April, 2010 preferred a review petition against the order passed in Writ Petition No. 25 of 2010, dated 18th February, 2010. It is their case that the review petition was admitted. Admittedly, the Court has not passed an order of stay to the impugned order in the Writ Petition. So, the Commission is still under obligation to obey the direction given in Writ Petition No. 25 of 2010. I find no harm in directing the Commission to hold the interview of the petitioner without prejudice to their case in the review petition. ORDER (1) The respondent / Commission shall hold interview of the petitioner any time during the next week between 24th January, 2011 to 29th January, 2011. (2) The observations made by the Interview Committee shall be kept in seal cover and shall be subject to the outcome of the review petition. However, the respondent / Commission shall inform this order to the State Government who is likely to appoint candidates for the post advertised. 3 CP 13 OF 2011 In view of this, Contempt Petition stands disposed of. ( A.V. NIRGUDE, J. ) SRM/cp/13/11/21/1/11