113.WP.7801.2026 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 7801 OF 2026 Milind S/o. Vitthalrao Shelke Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Mr. S.D. Tatake, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. A.A. Madiwale, AGP for Respondent No.1/State. ------------------------------- CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND R AJ D. WAKODE , JJ. DATE : 05.10.2026 Heard Mr. S.D. Tatake, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that his father, namely, Shri Vitthal Ramkrishna Shelke, was working as a Driver with the respondent – Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. The father of the petitioner expired on 01.04.2005. After the demise of his father, the petitioner submitted an application to the respondent-Corporation seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. The said application is placed on record at page No.18 (Annexure-C). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, despite the passage of sufficient time, the respondent-Corporation has not yet decided the application submitted by the petitioner seeking appointment on compassionate grounds. In view of the above, the petitioner has approached this Court. 2026:BHC-NAG:13319-DB 113.WP.7801.2026 2/2 4. Since an innocuous prayer is being made by the petitioner, we dispose of the present writ petition with a direction to respondent No.3 – Divisional Controller, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Akola, to consider and decide, on its own merits and in accordance with law, the application placed on record at page No.18 (Annexure-C), submitted by the petitioner seeking appointment on compassionate grounds, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order. 5. The petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this order before respondent No.3 within a period of one week from today. The decision taken thereon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) Vijaykumar Signed by: Mr. Vijay Kumar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 07/10/2026 10:18:46