Naresh H. Patil, J.

1. Rule, returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties heard finally.

2. The petitioners in Writ Petition Lodging No. 1137 of 2018, namely, the National Federation of the Blind, Maharashtra, pray for following substantive relief:-

(a) Be pleased to call for record and proceedings of the Advertisement dated 28th March, 2018 issued by the Respondent (Exhibit C) and after going through the same and satisfying about the legality, validity and propriety thereof be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or writ in the nature of mandamus by directing the Respondent to implement the provisions of the PWD Act, 1995 and/or RPW Act, 2016 and be pleased to direct the respondent to consider the candidature of the Petitioner No.2 and other similarly situated persons of the present Petitioner No.1 in pursuant to the advertisement dated 28th March, 2018.”

A Public Interest Litigation No. 46 of 2018 was filed before the Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court by Shri Sachin Bhaurao Chavan, which was transferred to the principal seat and is numbered as Public Interest Litigation No. 72 of 2018, was heard along with Writ Petition Lodging No. 1137 of 2018. The petitioner in Publ