Vinod S/O Bhagwant Gadbail And Others v. Life Insurance Corporation, Mumbai Thr. Its Chairman And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.

5407/2022 Vinod S/o. Bhagwant Gadbail and Ors.

Vs.

Life Insurance Corporation, Mumbai and Ors.

................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order or directions and Registrar's orders ................................................................................................................................................... Mr. A. P. Thakare, Advocate with Mr. A. B. Desai, Advocate for Petitioners. Mr. P. P. Kothari, Advocate for Respondents 1 to 3. CORAM :

ROHIT B. DEO AND MRS.VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, JJ.

DATED :

27.03.2023 .

We are not required to consider the submissions of the petitioners on merits in view of the additional affidavit dated 27.03.2023 filed on behalf of the respondents. 2.

We extract the affidavit verbatim :

"The Respondents 1 to 3 submit that without admitting any of the grounds raised in the petition, they have taken a decision to consider appointment of the Petitioners herein under the scheme of 2011, after following the procedure adopted in the year 2011, (in terms of Hon'ble Supreme court order Dated 18.1.2011 in C.A.No.953-968 LIC of India //vs// D.V. Anilkumar and others) i.e. conducting written examination/interview/pre-recruitment medical examination of the petitioners. Such appointment shall be offered as special case and only to those petitioners who are declared successful in such examination/interview and other norms and the appointments so offered shall be with prospective date only and the same shall not be treated as a precedent."

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The learned Counsel for the petitioners Mr. Desai would submit that the process may be made time-bound. 4.

The learned Counsel for the respondents Mr. Kothari states, on the basis of instructions received, that the entire process shall be complete within the next four months. We accept the statement as an undertaking to the Court. 5.

Considering that the contentions are not considered on merits, we are reserving liberty to the petitioners to file substantive petition, insofar as relief at prayer (C) is concerned.

6.

The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. (MRS.VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.) (ROHIT B. DEO, J.) RGurnule MANOJ MANDADE 10:06