1 wp-7824-10 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7824 OF 2010 Pandurang Dagdu Parte .. Petitioner Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra and ors. .. Respondents Ms. Savita Yadav i/by Mr. A.S. Gaikwad for petitioner. Mr. Samir Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & U. D. SALVI, JJ. OCTOBER 11, 2010. P.C. Heard. The petitioner had approached this court in earlier round in Writ Petition No. 6499 of 2008 and the same was allowed to be withdrawn while granting liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh application for allotment of the subject land in accordance with Rules and the policy of the 2 wp-7824-10 State Government. Pursuant to this liberty, it is the case of the petitioner that he submitted an application on 16/12/2008 to the Secretary in the Department of Revenue and Forest, Government of Maharashtra and the same appears to have been received by the said Department on 28/1/2009. However, the said application is still pending and, therefore, the petitioner prays for directions to decide the said application. Hence, we direct the Secretary in the Department of Revenue and Forest, Government of Maharashtra to decide the said pending application, if any, as per the Government policy presently applicable and as expeditiously as possible but preferably before 31/3/2011. The petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. Writ to go forthwith. (U.D. SALVI, J.) (B. H. MARLAPALLE, J.)