- 1 - wp.2258.11 mentioned skt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2258 OF 2011 Sinhagad Technical Education Society ..Petitioner -Versus- The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents .......... Mr.Vinit Naik i/by Sukand R. Kulkarni for the Petitioner. Mr.R.M.Patne, AGP for Respondent No.4. .......... CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATE : 17TH MARCH 2011. P.C. 1 Not on board. Mentioned for urgent production. Production granted in view of the urgency. 2 Heard Mr.Vinit Naik, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Patne, AGP for respondent no.4. By an order dated 18.1.2011, the respondent no.2 is directed to take possession of the petitioners’ land bearing Gat No. 311 allegedly on the ground that the petitioner has breached the provisions of the Forest Conversation Act, 1980 and the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975. 3 The petitioner being aggrieved by the said order has preferred an appeal under Section 247 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code 1966 - 2 - wp.2258.11 mentioned before respondent no.4 on 5th February 2011 alongwith application for stay. 3 It is grievance of the petitioner that the appeal was initially adjourned to 20th February 2011 and thereafter to 15th March 2011. However, in spite of repeated requests of the petitioner, the stay application is not disposed of and therefore he is constrained to file the present petition. 4 In the above facts and circumstances, in my considered view, the petition can be conveniently disposed of by passing the following order : O R D E R (i) Respondent No.4- Additional Divisional Commissioner shall decide the petitioner’s appeal alongwith the stay application, copy of which is annexed at Exh.’H’ page 175 to the petition, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of three moths from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (ii) During the pendency and till final disposal of the appeal, the order impugned in this petition passed by respondent no.2 shall remain stayed. In the event, the outcome of the appeal is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not be given effect to for the further period of two weeks from the date of communication of same to the petitioner. [ RANJIT MORE, J. ]