skc 1 WP-7645-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7645 OF 2011 Shree Vardhavinayak Builders Private Limited & Anr. ..Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Milind Sathe - Sr. Advocate i/b. Mr. Deepak A. Poonamiya for Petitioners. Mr. Rajesh Behere - Additional Government Pleader for State - Respondent Nos. 1 and 4. Mr. S. K. Chari i/b. M.V. Kini & Co. for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. 10 October 2011 P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Additional Government Pleader for the State - respondent no.1 and 4 and the learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3. 2. Counsel for the petitioners has brought to our notice that the petitioners filed an appeal under Section 47 of the MRTP Act, 1966 against the order dated 23rd March 2011 passed by the respondent no.2, which is skc 2 WP-7645-11 pending for decision and therefore prayed that direction be given to the respondent no. 4 to decide the same within a stipulated period. The learned Additional Government Pleader on the basis of the instructions from the competent authority has made a statement that the above referred appeal of the petitioners shall be decided within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order according to law and procedure applicable in this regard. 3. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the appeal came to be filed in the month of March 2011 and therefore the respondents may be directed to decide it within a reasonable time. 4. In view of the above referred facts, we dispose of the writ petition with direction to the respondent no.4 to decide the appeal of the petitioner under Section 47 of the MRTP Act in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard, on its own merits, within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, J.)