1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 473 OF 2008 Dist.: THANE Gopichand Radhomal Nagdev ...Petitioner Versus The Advocate General of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Subodh Zha i/by M/s. Law global for the Petitioner Mrs. P.H. Kantharia, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.P. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: APRIL 8, 2008 P.C.:- Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This petition has been filed praying for a direction to the learned Advocate General to initiate proceedings as against respondent No. 3 under the Maharashtra Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, 1971 (“the Act”, for short). It is also prayed that till final disposal of the Writ Petition, the Court should stay the proceedings initiated by respondent No. 3 as mentioned and set out in Exhibit 'B'. It is also prayed that respondent No.3 should be restrained by an order not to initiate any proceedings against the petitioner without permission of the Court. 2 3. We are afraid, the main reliefs sought in this petition cannot be granted, because it is the Advocate General, and Advocate General alone, who can initiate proceedings under the Act. Since he is already seized of the matter, we expect the learned Advocate General to take a decision in the matter. Writ Petition is not maintainable and is dismissed. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.P. DESHPANDE, J.