1 wp-1825.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1825 OF 2010 M/s.Jalaram Timbers. ... Petitioner. V/s. The Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax, Investigation and others. ... Respondents. C.B.Thakar for the petitioner. B.B.Sharma, A.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM : V.C.DAGA AND R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 24th September 2010. P.C. : Heard. Rule, returnable forthwith. Mr.Sharma, learned A.G.P. waives service for the respondents. Petition is taken up for final hearing by consent of parties. 2. During the course of hearing, Mr.Sharma, learned A.G.P. makes a statement that the Commissioner of Sales Tax shall decide the application filed by the petitioner dated 14th October, 2009 on its own merits. He further submits 2 wp-1825.10 that so far as request made by the petitioner vide letter dated 19th March, 2010 is concerned, the same shall be decided by the Commissioner on its own merits with the above application dated 14th October, 2009. The statements made in this behalf are taken on record. 3. The Commissioner of Sales Tax is directed to decide the aforesaid application dated 14th October, 2009 and request dated 19th March, 2010 on their own merits by a reasoned order following principles of natural justice with expeditious despatch, at any rate, within a period of four weeks from today. 4. Petition is disposed of in terms of this order. Accordingly, rule is made absolute with no order as to costs. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (V.C.DAGA J.)