1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4473 OF 2009 Haji Dilawar Badsha Shaikh : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and ors. : Respondents. Mr Nitish Bhate i/by Mr. U P Warunjikar for the Petitioner. Mr R M Patne, AGP, for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : S B MHASE & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 10th August 2009 P.C. 1. The Petitioner have challenged the order dated 23/3/2009 which is at Exhibit K to the Petition. The grievance of the Petitioner was that on 3/6/2008 the Respondents officer was not present for conducting inquiry as he was on tour, and therefore, the Petitioner requested for a date. It is the contention of the Petitioner that without giving date and without hearing him, the matter was disposed of by the said officer taking into consideration the grounds raised in the appeal memo. The learned AGP Mr.Patne appearing for the Respondents makes a statement that the order may be set aside and the Respondents will give fresh 2 hearing to the Petitioner and will pass an order on merits after hearing the Petitioner. The aforesaid statement is accepted. We, therefore, direct the Respondents No.1 Deputy Conservator of Forest at Satara to hear the appeal of the Petitioner and dispose it of in accordance with law after dealing with every ground raised by the Petitioner in the arguments and answering the same by reasoned order. The entire exercise should be completed within a period of four weeks from date. With the aforesaid directions the above Petition is disposed of. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [S.B.MHASE, J]