MSS : 1 : FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 518 OF 2007 --------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office : Memoranda of Coram, : appearances, Court’s : Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions : & Registrar’s orders. : . --------------------------------------------------------- Mr. M. K. Kocharekar for petitioner Mrs. S.D. Shinde, APP CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI & D. B. BHOSALE, JJ. D. B. BHOSALE, JJ. D. B. BHOSALE, JJ. DATED:-26/3/2007 P.C.:- The grievance of the petitioner is that his discharge application is pending for 18 months. Prayer (b) of reads as under: "In the alternative, this Hon’ble Court be pleased to direct the Ld. Magistrate to decide the Discharge Application dated 8/7/05 preferred by the petitioner in proceedings pending before the Ld. Metropolitan Magistrate, 22nd Court, Andheri, being C. C. No. 4652/PW/2005 in MECR No. 8/2001 within a prescribned time limit." MSS : 2 : In the circumstances of the case, we direct the Metropolitan Magistrate, 22nd Court, Andheri, Mumbai to dispose of the said pending discharge application as expeditiously as possible preferrably within six months from the date of receipt of this order by him. Petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. JUDGE. JUDGE.