IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 1921 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1921 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1921 OF 2009 Sanjay Vishwanath Sontakke ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra & anr. ] .. Respondents Mr. P.M. Huddar for the petitioner. Ms. Jyoti Pawar Addl.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & D.B. BHOSALE, JJ. DATED: 4TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. : 1. Petitioner craves leave to delete the name of respondent No.2 from the array of parties. Leave granted. 2. The grievance of the petitioner can be redressed by giving directions to the respondent No.1 to dispose of Appeal No.582/2008 filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Learned counsel for the respondent No.1 makes a statement that the Appeal which is pending before the respondent No.1 will be decided as early as possible and within a period of six months from today. : 2 : 3. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on merit of the case and we have also not examined the maintainability of the Appeal. It is for the respondent-State to find out whether the Appeal is maintainable and if it is maintainable then it should be decided in accordance with law. 4. With the above observations, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [D.B. [D.B. [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] [S.B. [S.B. [S.B. MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.]