1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4705 OF 2009 Navnath Shankar Bhor & Ors. ..Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Ms Leena Patil i/b. M. S. Karnik for Petitioners. Mr. V. S. Gokhale – AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5 - State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 08, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGP for the respondents – State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has submitted representation dated 24th December 2008 to the Naib Tahsildar, Taluka Shirur, District Pune. However, till this date no decision has been taken by the said Authority and therefore prayed that direction be given to decide the same within a stipulated period in accordance with law. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the present writ petition. 2 3. In the circumstances, writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with direction to the Naib Tahsildar. Taluka Shirur, District Pune to decide the said representation, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four months from the date of communication of this order. 4. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter one way or the other and it is for the Naib Tahsildar to decide the application / representation of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)