srk 1 ca-158-10.sxw THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.158 OF 2010 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.159 OF 2009 The State of Maharashtra ... Petitioner Versus The Editor, `Lokmat' ... Respondent Mr.N.P. Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader for the petitioner-State. Mr. P.R. Arjunhwadkar for RTO, Andheri. Ms. P.U. Badadave for Sub-Regional Officer, Pen, Dist. Raigad. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.J. KATHAWALLA , J. Thursday, November 25, 2010 P.C. While disposing of the PIL, we had recorded the statement of the learned counsel for the State that police will be filing a chargesheet in the criminal proceedings before the competent Court within two months from 1st July, 2010. 2. In the present application, the State has prayed for further extension of time of four months to enable the investigating officer to complete the investigation and to submit the chargesheet. 3. The learned counsel for the private respondents have opposed the request and have submitted that no extension is required to be granted. srk 2 ca-158-10.sxw 4. Since the present civil application was filed on 25th August, 2010, the learned counsel for the State is not in a position to state whether the chargesheet has been filed after filing of the civil application on 25th August, 2010. The investigating officer is making further investigation under sub- section 8 of section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 5. Since the chargesheet has already been filed, we extend the time limit stipulated in para 5 of our order dated 1st July, 2010 till the date of filing the chargesheet and we make it clear that any action being taken by the investigating officer under sub-section (8) of section 173 of Criminal Procedure Code does not require any further orders of this Court. Civil application is accordingly disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. KATHAWALLA, J.