:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5761 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.5761 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.5761 OF 2006 Pandurang Dagdu Parte .. Petitioner Vs. Collector & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.A.Y.Sakhare, Senior Advocate i/b. C.M.Acharya for the Petitioner. Mr.P.I.Khemani, A.G.P. for the Respondents. ----- CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATE : 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. DATE : 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. DATE : 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned A.G.P. for the Respondents. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. By consent taken up for hearing. 2. By this Petition, the Petitioner is seeking a limited relief that the Respondent should decide the representations given by the Petitioner with regard to grant of fresh lease. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner has pointed out that the Petitioner has made a representation dated 6th July, 2000 to the Collector, District Satara for grant of fresh lease and has also made a fresh representation to the Minister of State for Revenue and Forest Department dated 6th February, 2004, which representation is annexed at Exhibit-H to the Petition. 3. Having regard to the facts and circumstances :2: of the case, we direct Respondent Nos.1 and 3 to decide the aforesaid representations for grant of fresh lease, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from today. Rule is made absolute accordingly. (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (V.M.KANADE,J.) (V.M.KANADE,J.) (V.M.KANADE,J.)