: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8443 OF 2009 Shrinath Shikshan Prasarak Mandal ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Joint Charity Commissioner, Pune & ors. ... Respondents ALONGWITH WRIT PETITION NO. 8449 OF 2009 Sinhgad Technical Education Society. ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Joint Charity Commissioner, Pune & ors. ... Respondents Mr. Nitin Dhumal for the petitioners in both the Petitions. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP, for the respondents No.1 and 2. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 7TH OCTOBER, 2009. P.C.: 1. Heard both sides. : 2 : 2. By these two Writ Petitions, the petitioners seek directions against the respondent No.1 to decide the applications preferred by the petitioners on 16th September, 2008 and 9th April, 2009, under section 36A(3) of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioners state that their applications are complete in all respects. He further submits that as per the Circular No.254 dated 11th March, 1986, the Charity Commissioner of the State of Maharashtra has fixed a time limit for disposing of various proceedings under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. He states that as per the said Circular the applications under section 36A(3) are required to be disposed within a period of one month. He further submits that inspite of the request being made, the applications are not being disposed of. As a result of not sanctioning the loans, the educational activities are suffering. Under these circumstances, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents states that the respondent No.1 submits to the orders of the court in the matter of the time frame within which the applications are to be disposed of. 3. Taking into consideration these submissions, we direct that the applications filed by the petitioners on 16th September, 2008 and 9th April, 2009, under section 36A(3) of the Bombay Public Trusts Act shall be : 3 : disposed of in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all concerned, as early as possible and under any circumstances, within a period of one month. 4. With the above directions, both the Writ Petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)