1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITI1ON NO. 6115 OF 2008 Mohan Mahal Co-op. Hsg. Society .... Petitioner. vs. The State of Maharashtra (Through the Department of Urban Development) . .... Respondent. Mr. S.M. Oka i/by Sagar Joshi for Petitioner. Mr. P.M. Patil, AGP., for Respondent State. CORAM : J.N. PATEL, & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE : 27TH AUGUST, 2008. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2 2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a limited relief in the form of a writ of mandamus seeking a direction against the respondent to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner on 9th June, 2006 under Section 47 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 expeditiously in accordance with law preferably within a period of four weeks. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that it is a registered co- operative society and owner of the land being Survey No.361/A, H No. 1 (pt) and 3(Pt), City Survey No. 108, 2A, 2B, Panchpakhadi, Thane. The petitioner submitted a proposal for development of the said land and claimed FSI 3 whereas it is granted FSI 1.5 by the impugned order dated 2nd May, 2006 passed by the Assistant Director of Town Planning, Thane Municipal Corporation. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has preferred an appeal as contemplated under Section 47 of the MRTP Act, 1966 which has not been taken up for hearing because of which the petitioner is not in a position to develop the property. 4. The learned AGP submitted that if this Court directs 3 the appeal can be disposed of expeditiously but reasonable time may be granted to the competent authority in the matter 5. Taking into consideration that the appeal is pending for almost two years, in our view, it would be proper that the respondent State takes a decision in the matter within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. The petitioner to communicate this order to the Respondent. 6. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. (J.N. PATEL, J.) (K.K. TATED, J.)