IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No. 1640 of 2004 Shri Keshav Sitaram Kadlag .. Petitioner. V/s. Shri Baban Shripati Shinde & Anr. .. Respondents. Mr. C.G. Gavnekar for the Petitioner. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP. for the Respondent Nos. 3 to 6. CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.A. BOBDE, JJ. S.A. BOBDE, JJ. S.A. BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 02.11.2004. DATED : 02.11.2004. DATED : 02.11.2004. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader for the Respondent Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6. We have also perused the order dated 25.10.2001 passed by the Division Bench of this Court by way of common order in the Letters Patent Appeals. 2. The Petitioner’s main grievance is that the Petitioner has not been given a hearing by the Respondent No. 5, inspite of the order dated 25.10.2001. Under these circumstances, we direct the Respondent No. 5 to give personal hearing to the Petitioner and decide the matter strictly in accordance with law on it’s own merits, as expeditiously as possibly, preferably within a period of four months from today. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. (S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.)