1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2610 OF 2009 Keshar Chand M. Choudhary .. petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and another .. Respondent Mr. Y. R. Dube, for the petitioner Mr. H. J. Dedhia, APP for the respondent-State CORAM:-SMT. RANJANA DESAI & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED :- 18 th January, 2010 P.C. 1. Admittedly the petitioner has filed appeal under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that it is pending before the Additional Chief Secretary(Home), Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. The appeal is described as ALS-0608/A-103. It is stated to be dated 30.5.2008. The appeal is not disposed of till today. The appeal filed in the year 2008 ought to have been disposed of by now. We, therefore direct the Additional Chief Secretary(Home), Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai to dispose of the above mentioned appeal as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, 2 within period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. 2. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. The appeal may be considered and disposed of independently and in accordance with law. 3. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (SMT.RANJANA DESAI, J.) jpc/