1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.4417 OF 2009 1. Chairman, Vividh Karyakari Seva Society, Kakani 2. Mohanlal Murlidhar Agrawal, Age : Major, Occu. Business, R/o Dhule, Dist. Dhule 3. Shri Tukaram Revaji Mali, Age : Major, Occu. business, R/o Bhadane, Tq. Dist. Dhule 4. Masudkha Mukabul Kha Pathan, since deceased Shri Imran Khan Masud khan Pathan ..PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Food Supplies Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The District Supply Officer, Dhule 3. The Deputy Commissioner (Supply), Nasik Division, Nasik ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.D. Dhongde, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the respondents. 2 CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 28th JULY, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, J.] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays for issuance of a writ directing respondent no.1 to decide the appeals filed by the petitioners. It appears that the petitioners, being aggrieved by the orders passed by the Deputy Commissioner (Supply), Nashik Division, Nashik, filed appeals before respondent no.1. We are informed thatthe aforesaid appeals are pending since 2007. In the light of that, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. 3. Accordingly, respondent no.1 is directed to decide the appeals, if pending, filed by the petitioners, in accordance with law, within a period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. [ A.V. POTDAR, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp4417.09 4