FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.421 OF 2010 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2 For the nature of relief claimed in this petition, we do not think it necessary to issue formal notice in the petition. For, in our opinion, the respondent No.2 was obliged to decide the applications / representations made by the petitioner under Rule 12 of the M.E.P.S. Rules, 1981 dated 22nd January, 2008, 18th February, 2008 and lastly on 12th May, 2009, expeditiously and in any case, within the reasonable time. The grievance in this petition is that the respondent No.2 has not disposed of the said representations nor have informed the petitioner about the progress thereof. 3 In the circumstances, we direct the respondent No.2 to dispose of the representations / applications filed by the petitioner, expeditiously and in any case, not later than six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, if not already decided and inform the decision to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of the order. The petitioner shall send intimation to respondent No.2 about this order within one week from today. Needless to observe that the respondent no.2 shall decide all issues on its own merits, in accordance with law. Petition disposed of accordingly. (S.S. SHINDE, J) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J) 25.01.2010. PLK/*