1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3191 OF 2009 Syed Khaja Saleem Pasha s/o Syed Farook Pasha, Age : 36 years, Occ.Business & Social Work, R/o Old Gunj, Nanded, Dist. Nanded ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Department of Regional Town Planning And Development, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Collector, Nanded 3. The Waghal Municipal Corporation, Nanded, Dist. Nanded, Through its Commissioner ..RESPONDENTS Mr Ajay Shinde, Advocate holding for Mr B.L. Sagar Killarikar for the petitioner; Mr N.N. Jadhav, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 2; Mr M.V. Deshpande, Advocate for respondent no.3. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 25th September 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 2 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioner prays for directing respondent no.1 to decide the appeal dated 19.1.2009 which is pending with respondent no1. 3. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at the stage of admission. We need not dwell upon the facts of the present case as it would suffice to direct respondent no.1 to decide the appeal in accordance with law within a period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the parties. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( A.V. POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp3191.09 3