IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8389 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 8389 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 8389 OF 2006 Ravindranath Kautik Mohite ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra & 2 ors. ] .. Respondents Mr. P.M. Pradhan i/b Ms. Leena Patil for the petitioner. Ms. S.S. Bhande, AGP, for the respondents No.1 to 3. CORAM: S.B. MHASE, & R.S. MOHITE, JJ. DATED: 13TH APRIL, 2007 P.C. : . Heard. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the Appeal under Section 93 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, has been filed before the State Information Officer on 13th April, 2006. However, neither the Appeal is numbered nor the Appeal is decided by the State Information Commissioner. However, he states that the grievance of the petitioner can be redressed if the State Information Commissioner is directed to decide the said Appeal within a stipulated period. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for : 2 : the State states that she has no objection if such a direction is issued. 3. We find that already the statutory period for deciding such Appeal is over. However, by way of a chance to the respondent-Information Commissioner, we direct the State Information Commissioner to decide the Appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from today. This order shall be communicated by the learned Assistant Government Pleader to the State Information Commissioner. 4. Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.]