1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.861 OF 2010 Sanjay Prabhakar Aher .. Petitioner. Vs. Rajendra Valmik Pawar & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.R.N.Gite for the petitioner. Mr.R.M.Patne AGP for the State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATED : 13TH APRIL, 2010. P.C. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. for respondent nos.6 and 7. None appears for other respondents, though served. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. 3. Mr.Patne, learned A.G.P. waives service for the State. By consent taken up for final hearing. 4. By this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 11.9.2008 passed by the Minister Co-operation, Government of Maharashtra. By this order (11.9.2008) the Minister has granted interim stay and directed respondent no.5 to decide the appeal filed by respondent nos.1 to 3 within timeframe. The appeal is still pending. Mr.Gite, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that the petitioner has no objection for continuing the interim stay granted by the Minister with direction to S 2 respondent no.5 to dispose of the appeal filed by the respondents within timeframe. In view of the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, I am satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice: Respondent no.5 is directed to decide the appeal filed by respondent nos.1 to 3, as per the order dated 11.9.2008 passed by the Minister for Co-operation, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order. It is needless to state that respondent no.5 shall give an opportunity of being heard to all the parties to the appeal. Learned A.G.P. to communicate this order to respondent no.5 within two weeks from today. Respondent no.5 shall decide the appeal on merits and in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the order dated 11.9.2008 or this order. While disposing of this petition I shall not be understood to have examined merits of the case. With these directions Rule is disposed of. No costs. (D.B.BHOSALE,J.)