1. Rule. Mr. Alkesh Shah, learned Assistant Government Pleader appears and waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondents. By consent of the learned Advocates appearing for the respective parties the matter is taken up for final disposal today.
2. The controversy raised in the petition is limited to the fact that the representation filed by the petitioner is not decided. The learned Assistant Government Pleader was instructed to take instructions in the matter as he appears on advance copy. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner joined State Reserve Police Force on 1.6.1968 and was placed in Group IX, Vadodara. It transpires from the record that earlier also the petitioner approached this Court by way of Special Civil Application No. 13563 of 2010 which was disposed of by this Court (Coram : R.R. Tripathi, J.) vide order dated 21.10.2010. The petitioner on the basis of the statement made by his Counsel, filed a representation on 31.1.2011. As more than one year has passed and the representation is yet not decided by the respondent authorities the present petition is filed.
3. As aforesaid, the learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions received from respondent No.3 states that the representation dated 31.1.2011 shall be decided by the respondent authority in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible but not later than one month. The other prayers as prayed for in the petition are not pressed by Mr. Mansuri at this stage.
4. In view of the statement made on instructions by learned Assistant Government Pleader. the respondents are directed to decide the representation filed by the petitioner as per order dated 21.10.2010 passed in Special Civil Application No.13563 of 2010 latest by 31.3.2012.
5. With this direction, the petition is partly allowed. Rule made absolute to the aforesaid extent with no order as to costs.
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(R.M. Chhaya, J.) M.M.BHATT