1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDCITION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO.340 OF 2008 IN WRIT PETITION NO.9375 OF 2007 Shri Shakeel Ahmed Abdur Rehman Adhikari. .. Appellant Vs Union of India & Ors. .. Respondents -- Shri Peter J. Coutinho and M.S. A. Mir for the Appellant. Shri R.B. Raghuwanshi, Additional Solicitor General along with Ms Rutuja Ambekar for Union of India. -- CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & S.A. BOBDE, J DATE : 19TH NOVEMBER, 2008 P.C. The learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for Union of India states that it was stated on 8th October, 2008 under some erroneous circumstances that the Appeal under Section 23 of the Emigration Act, 1983 had been filed. It is stated that the Appellant may file an appeal, if he so desires, which shall be considered by the concerned Authority in accordance with law and the Appellant will be heard by the concerned Authority before passing any order. It is further submitted that the Appellant should 2 also produce documents for inspection, like Passport and Emigration Card of the Appellant in order to establish his claim. There is no objection for production of documents, if they are available, to the department. 2. In view of the statement made above, nothing survives in this Appeal. The same is disposed of with liberty to the Appellant to file an appeal within a period of two weeks from today. If such an appeal is filed, the concerned Authority shall pass an appropriate order within eight weeks thereafter, after hearing the Appellant in accordance with law. The Appeal is accordingly disposed of with no order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE, J