1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Writ Petition No. 2839 of 2009 Mr. Sharad Shivdarshan Birajdar ...Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondents Mr. A.M.Saraogi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S.Shitole, APP for the State. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR, J DATED:- November 09, 2009. P.C. Although this Petition seeks to challenge the order passed by the Competent Authority externing the Petitioner, it is conceded by the Petitioner that he has already taken recourse to remedy of appeal against the self same order. In such a situation, the question of proceeding with the present Petition does not arise. The Petitioner will have to take the appeal proceedings to its logical end. The grievance of the Petitioner is that although the appeal has been filed, no hearing has been scheduled so far and the order impugned is, however, running against the Petitioner. This grievance can be addressed by directing the Appellate Authority to 2 ensure that the pending appeal is disposed of expeditiously and not later than four weeks from today. 2. Learned APP appearing for the State submits that since the Government has been formed, the appeal will be now listed for hearing and will be finally disposed off in terms of directions given under this order. Accordingly, this Petition is disposed of. All questions on merits are left open to be decided on its own merits. (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)