Ankush Ganpat Mhetre And ORS. v. State Of Maharashtra And ORS.

10 - WP. 13586-18 VPH

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 13586 OF 2018 Ankush Ganpat Mhetre & Ors.

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Petitioners Vs.

State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Respondents *** Mr. Rupesh A. Zade, for the Petitioners.

Mrs. S. S. Bhende, AGP for Respondent - State. Mr. Ajit Kenjale, for Respondent No. 4.

*** CORAM : INDRAJIT MAHANTY, & SARANG V. KOTWAL, JJ.

DATE : FEBRUARY 11, 2019 PC :

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Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. Although the writ petition came to be filed seeking directions from the High Court to implement the order dated 12.5.2017 passed by the learned Minister for Husbandry, Milk and Fisheries, State of Maharashtra, to a query as to whether such prayer is maintainable and can a writ petition be filed essentially to execute the directions issued by the learned Minister in a quasi judicial proceeding, the learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that his limited is prayer for a direction to Respondent 1 / 2

10 - WP. 13586-18 No. 1 to consider and dispose of the representations made by the Petitioners dated 26.6.2018 (Exhibit D to the petition) and thereafter.

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Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, we direct Respondent No. 1 that if the representations (Exhibit D to the petition) are pending for consideration, they may be considered and disposed of within a period of three months, and communicate the decision to the Petitioners thereafter. With this direction, writ petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Sd/- [SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.] [INDRAJIT MAHANTY, J.] Vinayak Halemath 2 / 2