Kishore Shantaram Rajeshirke Through Constituted Attorney v. State Of Maharasthra And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5405 OF 2018 Kishore Shantaram Rajeshirke.

..Petitioner.

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Others.

..Respondents.

Mr. Venkateshwar Satyanaryan for the Petitioner. Dr. Kirti Kulkarni, AGP for the Respondent-State. Mr. Milind Prabhune I/b S. S.Aradhye for Respondent No.5. Coram : RANJIT MORE & SMT. BHARATI H. DANGRE, JJ.

Date : February 18, 2019.

P. C. :

1.

The petition is filed for the following relief : "(b) this Hon'ble Court may kindly issue writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ and/or direction and/or order and thereby direct Respondent No. 1 to hear and adjudicate in a time bound manner, the application of the Petitioner before it, i.e., the Revision Application under section 318 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayat and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 before Minister Government of Maharashtra Department of Municipal Administration, in accordance with law."

2.

As the Petitioner's said revision is pending since 2015, we deem it convenient to dispose of this writ petition by directing the appellate authority, namely, the Minister, Government of Maharashtra in Urban Development Department or its delegated officer to dispose of the Petitioner's revision application as expeditiously as possible and patilsr 1 / 2

preferably within the period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ordered accordingly.

3.

It is made clear that this Court has not gone into merits of the matter and all points and contentions of the respective parties are kept open. This order shall not be construed as an expression of any opinion on the merits of the case. The concerned appellate authority shall dispose of the said revision application of the Petitioner in accordance with law and by passing speaking order. [SMT. BHARATI H. DANGRE, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.] patilsr 2 / 2