sk 1 wp5413.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.5413 OF 2011 Tasgaonkar Industries Private Ltd. : Petitioner V/s. State of Maharshtra & Ors. : Respondents .... Mr.S.S.Patwardhan for the petitioner. Ms M.P.Thakur, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for respondent nos.1 to 4. .... CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : AUGUST 16, 2011. P.C.: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the respondent nos.1 to 4. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that vide prayer clause (B) of the petition, the petitioner-company is seeking a direction to the respondent no.2 to hear and dispose of the petitioner’s application for grant of permission as required under the proviso to sub- section (1) of section 63-IA of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, within a stipulated period. The learned counsel further prays that all contentions and issues raised by the petitioner in respect of sk 2 wp5413.11 the issue pending before the tenancy authorities may kindly be kept open. 3. The counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has also filed an appeal against the order dated 24.1.2011 passed by the Tahsildar, Phaltan (respondent no.4) which is pending for decision and, therefore, prays that the issues raised in the petition involved in the said proceedings also may be kept open. 4. On the back drop of the above referred fats, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondent no.2 to decide the application of the petitioner dated 11.2.2011 in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merit within a period of three weeks from the date of communication of this order. 5. Issues and contentions raised in the petition pertaining to issues involved in the application of the petitioner as well as appeal filed by the petitioner before the respondent no.3 are kept open. (D.D. SINHA, J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)