- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.706 of 2007 Rosario Santan Fernandes. .. Petitioner Vs. Bombay Municipal Corporation for Greater Mumbai & Anr. .. Respondents -- S/Shri P.K.Dhakephalkar, Senior Advocate, with Ashok Kumar Singh for the petitioner. Smt.S.Ajit Kumar for the respondents. -- CORAM : R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR & D.G.KARNIK, JJ DATED : 27TH APRIL, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned advocates for the petitioner and the respondent/Corporation. 2. Undisputedly, the application filed by the petitioner on 6th October, 2004 has not been disposed of by the concerned authority till this date. It is most unfortunate that the citizen being compelled to approach the Court for mere sheer negligence on the part of the concerned authority in taking appropriate decision on the application filed to the authority. In the circumstances, we direct the - 2 - respondent/Corporation to dispose of the said application in accordance with the provisions of law within 15 days from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner within 7 days thereafter. 3. With the above directions, the petition is disposed of. (R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, J) ( D.G.KARNIK, J)