Mangal Balwant Kirulkar v. State Of Maharashtra And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1364 OF 2017 (Production board dated 01.2.2017) Mangal Balwant Kirulkar ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra and Ors.

... Respondents Mr. C.G. Patil for the petitioner.

Ms. A. Vhatkar, AGP for the respondent State. CORAM : SHANTANU KEMKAR & PRAKASH D. NAIK, JJ.

DATED : FEBRUARY 02, 2017.

P.C.

Not on board. In view of the urgency, taken on production board.

2.

Parties through their counsel.

3.

The grievance of the Petitioners is that Respondent No. 2 before whom the proposals sent by Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 for approval of the Petitioners' appointment is pending has not decided the same as yet.

4.

Be that as it may, we are of the view that it is the duty of Respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the proposal

29-wp-1364.2017.sxw received from the institute as expeditiously as possible. Having not done so, we are disposing these Petitions by directing Respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the proposals sent along with covering letter as expeditiously as possible preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The Petitioners to supply a copy of entire proposal to Respondent No. 2 along with the copy of this order.

5.

Till the Petitioners' claim for approval is considered and decided, the status quo as it exists today in respect of post occupied by the Petitioners shall be maintained. 6.

The Petition stand disposed of as such.

(PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (SHANTANU KEMKAR, J.)