-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 713 OF 2011 Chandrakant T. Shah & Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus The Hon’ble Revenue Minister and Others. ..Respondents. Mr. Sachin Bandkar for the petitioners. Mr. G. W. Mattow, AGP for R-1 to 8 and 16 to 18. Mr. G. D. Utangale i/b Utangale and Co., for R-9. Coram : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. Date : July 4, 2011. P. C. : 1. All the petitioners are senior citizens. Their basic grievance is that they have filed review petition before the Revenue Minister for State, Government of Maharashtra on 4th December 1981. In the said review petition they have also filed an application for stay. However, till date it is not decided and the petitioners are informed that the papers pertaining to the said review petition are not traceable. We are distressed to note that since 1981, the petitioners review petition is not disposed of and the petitioners are now informed that the papers are missing. In the circumstances, we direct the State srp -: 2 :- to conduct an enquiry by appointing a senior officer as an Enquiry Officer about missing papers of the said review petition. The appointment of the officer be made within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The enquiry be completed within four months from today and report be submitted to this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners will re-construct the revenue petition and stay application within a period of 15 days from today and submit it in the office of the Minister of State for Revenue, Government of Maharashtra. If such re-constructed revenue petition is filed, the Revenue Department shall ensure that same is heard and disposed of in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three months from the date of its filing. While disposing of the said review petition, all the concerned parties be heard. Result be communicated to the petitioners. 3. Considering the fact that the petitioners are senior citizens and their papers are misplaced by the Department and petitioners are waiting for disposal of the review petition since 1981, we expect the State to comply with the aforesaid -: 3 :- directions meticulously. It is made clear that we have expressed no opinion on the merits of the case and the review petition be disposed of independently and in accordance with law. 4. The petition is disposed of with, however, since we have directed that report be submitted to this Court, the petition shall appear on board on 14th November 2011 for directions. (Ranjit More, J.) (Smt. Ranjana Desai,J.)