1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No.3527 of 2008 Shri Mahadev Baburao Chakote Petitioner Vs. Solapur Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Solapur & ors. Respondents Mr.R.V.Bansode for petitioner. Mr.S.D.Rayrikar, AGP for resp.no.18. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. June 5, 2008 P.C. . Heard Mr.Bansode, the learned counsel for the petitioner who was one of the members of the Managing Committee of APMC, Solapur. Against the order passed on 21/4/2008 by the Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies under Section 41-A of the APMC Act, 1963 the petitioner claims to have filed an appeal under Section 52-B of the said Act before the State Government along with a stay petition. Mr.Bansode submitted that despite several reminders no orders are being passed on the stay petition. . Mr.Rayrikar, the learned AGP states that the stay petition filed in the appeal or the appeal 2 itself would be heard and decided within a fixed period. . It is hereby directed that the stay petition filed by the petitioner in his appeal filed under Section 52-B of the APMC Act, 1963 be heard and decided as expeditiously as possible and in any case before 11th July 2008 and in the mean while and until the stay petition is decided, status quo as of now shall be maintained. . Petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. (B.H.MARL