skc 1 WP-8085-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8085 OF 2011 Chandrakant Mane ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. P. K. Dhakephalkar - Sr. Advocate, Mr. S. R. Ganoo, Mr. S. K. Chari and Ms. Shweta Sharma i/b. M/s. M. V. Kini & Co. for Petitioner. Mr. V. D. Patil - Government Pleader for Respondents. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND R. G. KETKAR, JJ. 03 October 2011 P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents - State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset has brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner made a representation dated 5th September 2011 for redressal of his grievance in respect of transit permit for the sand with reference to auction in Reti Gat No. 9 from Kalyan skc 2 WP-8085-11 Durgadi to Dombivali Bunder, to the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, which is pending for decision. The learned counsel prayed that permission to withdraw the present writ petition may be given and the respondent no. 2 may be directed to decide the representation of the petitioner within the stipulated period. 3. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the writ petition as withdrawn with direction to the respondent no. 2 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 5th September 2011, if not decided earlier, on its own merits, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of three weeks from the date of communication of the order. Issues raised in the petition are kept open. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (R. G. KETKAR, J.)