:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 5699 OF 1995 Sharad P. Thakkar and ors. .. Petitioners Vs. The Union of India and ors. .. Respondents Mr. Amol P. Mhatre h/f Mrs. Suhasini Mutalik for petitioners. None for the respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : B. H. MARLAPALLE & : B. H. MARLAPALLE & : B. H. MARLAPALLE & D. D. D. B. BHOSALE,JJ. B. BHOSALE,JJ. B. BHOSALE,JJ. Date Date Date : May 02, 2006. : May 02, 2006. : May 02, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. In this petition the petitioners, who are the telephone subscribers, have challenged the recovery notices dated 10/10/1995 and 31/10/1995. While granting Rule, interim relief in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (d) on 4/4/1996. Consequently, the Assistant Police Commissioner, Western Region, Bhiwandi has submitted his inquiry report and it is clear that some of the telepone lines were being misused by some other booth owners in connivance with the Telephone Department employees. On the face of this report the respondent nos. 2 to 7 are required to take appropriate steps against the employees concerned and the other miscreants, in case such an action has not been initiated and further recall the impugned notices. The learned counsel for the :2: petitioners states that inspite of the report having been submitted by the Assistant Police Commissioner in obedience of the order passed by this court on 4/4/1996, the respondent nos.2 to 7 have not yet taken any decision on the impugned notices. 2. We direct the respondents to decide the said notices in keeping with the report submitted by the Assistant Police Commissioner on 19/3/1997, to the Additional Registrar of this Court and after hearing the petitioners as expeditiously as possible and in any case by 30th June, 2006 and until then the protection granted by this court to the petitioners shall continue to operate. 3. Petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. 4. Writ to go to the respondents forthwith. (D.B. (D.B. (D.B. Bhosale,J.) Bhosale,J.) Bhosale,J.) (B.H. (B.H. (B.H. Marlapalle, J.) Marlapalle, J.) Marlapalle, J.)