:1: :1: :1: srp. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2622 OF 2009. WRIT PETITION NO. 2622 OF 2009. WRIT PETITION NO. 2622 OF 2009. Yashwant B. Bhide & Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- Mr. R. P. Paranjape a/w Mr. P. R. Kadam for the petitioner. Mr. Nitin Deshpande, AGP for respondent nos. 1 & 2. Mr. Shashank Mhatre respondent no.3 party in person is present. CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. D.B.BHOSALE, JJ. DATE: February 26, 2009. DATE: February 26, 2009. DATE: February 26, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the grievance of the petitioner can stand redressed if the directions are given to the Charity Commissioner to dispose of the application filed by the petitioner on 30th January 2009 under section 41-E read with 41-A of the Bombay Public Trusts Act. We find that the said application has been filed before the Charity Commissioner on 30/01/2009 the petition is presented on 17/2/2009 for the expeditious hearing of the application. All the opponents in the said application, who are 12 in number, must have been served by this time. But since the petitioner desires to prosecute the matter very diligently, we issue following directions. :2: :2: :2: The Charity Commissioner shall process the application filed by the petitioner expeditiously. However, after the service is complete on respondents, the appropriate time may be given to the opponents in the said application to file their reply to the application and if necessary they shall be also allowed to file necessary documents in respect of their replies. The Charity Commissioner may also find out as to whether the grounds for taking action under sections 41-E read with 41-A of the Bombay Public Trusts Act have been made out and after hearing the parties the application be disposed of expeditiously and in any circumstances within a period of one year from today. We make it clear that we have not entered into the merits of the matter. The Charity Commissioner shall decide the same on its own merits. Petition stands disposed of. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)