(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 9037 OF 2010 Satish s/o. Digambar Mahale, Age : 38 years, Occupation : Social Work, R/o. 9-B, Mahale Nagar, Near Society Petrol Pump, Malegaon Road, Dhule, District : Dhule. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Urban Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. Dhule Municipal Corporation, Dhule, through its Commissioner. 3. The Municipal Secretary, Dhule Municipal Corporation, Dhule. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. A.S. Sawant, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. K.M. Suryawanshi, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent no.1. Mr. S.P. Shah, Advocate, for respondent nos.2 and 3. (2) ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 13TH OCTOBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent nos.2 and 3, to take steps for holding the meeting of Standing Committee by issuing an agenda. 2. In the reply filed on behalf of the respondent / Corporation, it is stated that the meeting of the Standing Committee is not convened and the agenda is not issued in view of pendency of Writ Petition No. 3492/2010 and Writ Petition No. 6587/2010. Perusal of the pleadings in the aforesaid Writ Petitions, and the orders passed therein, would reveal that the said petitions pertain to the election of Chairman of the Standing Committee and what has been stayed by the Court is only agenda qua election to the Chairman of the Standing Committee. It is, thus, clear that in so far as other proceedings are concerned, there is no stay granted by this Court. It is further to be noted that the Standing Committee exercises very important powers and on account of not holding of the meetings of the Committee, various developmental activities may come to standstill. (3) 3. The petition is, therefore, disposed of, with a clarification that there is no impediment with the respondent / Corporation, to hold meeting of the Standing Committee and to issue agenda for that purpose. We expect, the respondent / Corporation shall take steps with regard to the same, in accordance with law. ( A.A. SAYED ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp9037