1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 675 OF 2010 Ananda Shamrao patil ........Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors........Respondents. Mr. Umesh R. Mankapure adv. for the Petitioner. Mr. P.S. Cortoza AGP for the Respondents. CORAM: B. R. GAVAI,J. DATED : 14th September, 2010. P.C.: 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Taken up for final hearing by consent of parties. 2. The only ground raised in the petition is that though when the matter was kept before the Honourable Minister on 20-8-2009, seven days time was granted for filing written submission, the Hon. Minister prior to the said date decided the revision on 21-8-2009 and passed an order in favour of respondent no.1. 3. It is settled law that justice has not only to be done but it also should appear to have been done. Posting the matter after a week and deciding it earlier to that, would be in violation of principles of natural justice in as much as the petitioner has been deprived of filing his written submissions. On this ground the 2 petition has to be allowed. The impugned order is therefore quashed and set aside. The matter is remitted back to the Hon. Minister for deciding it afresh in accordance with the law. The parties should appear before the Hon.Minister on 13-10-2010 as such the requirement of formal notice to the parties stand waived. An authenticated copy of this order be supplied to the AGP to act upon. (B. R. GAVAI, J.)