vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.74 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.74 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.74 OF 2008 The Bombay Dyeing Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Polyster Divn., Raigad ... Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr.Ajay Talhar for Petitioner Mr.P.I. Khemani, AGP, for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3 Mr.C.g. Gavnekar for Respondent Nos.4 & 5 CORAM: J.N. PATEL & J.N. PATEL & J.N. PATEL & SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: FEBRUARY 14, 2008 FEBRUARY 14, 2008 FEBRUARY 14, 2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking a direction to the State Government to decide the dispute regarding the matter in respect of execution of agreement regarding property taxes claimed by the respondent Gram Panchayat within a stipulated time and till then the Gram Panchayat should not recover the property taxes at the rate fixed by them. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an application under Rule 9 of the Maharashtra Village Panchayat (Payment of Lumpsum contribution by Factories in lieu of taxes) Rules 1961 was filed before the Chief Executive Officer, Raigad Zilla Parishad on 15.6.2005 with a request to refer the matter to the State Government and till today nothing has been heard from the Respondent-State in the matter. : 2 : The learned counsel appearing for the Zilla Parishad submits that if the application filed by the petitioner under the aforesaid Rule is not forwarded to the State Government, the Respondent No.4 would do it within a period of two weeks. We accept this statement on behalf of Respondent-Zilla Parishad who is supposed to refer such an application to the State Government. The learned counsel appearing for the Zilla Parishad submits that the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad would immediately forward the application of the Petitioner filed under Rule 9 of the said Rules as per the procedure prescribed under the Rule. On receipt of the application by the State Government, the competent authority would take a decision in the matter within a period of four weeks. 3. Needless to say that the parties would get a fair opportunity of hearing before a decision in the matter is taken by the State Government. We, therefore, dispose of the petition with a direction to the State Government to take a decision in the matter within a period of four weeks. 4. Authenticated copy of the order be provided to the parties to act upon the same. : 3 : (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (J.N. PATEL, J.)