1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5861 OF 2009 Amritrao Shankarrao Deshmukh .. PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others .. RESPONDENTS Mr. S.K. Shinde, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.M. Suryawanshi, AGP for respondent no. 1. Mr. S.P. Sonpawale, Advocate for respondent no. 5. ===== CORAM : R. M. BORDE, J. DATE : 19th MARCH, 2010 PER COURT : 1 Learned counsel for the petitioner states that an application requesting for condonation of delay is pending before the appellate court and the same has not been decided. Before rendering decision on the application for condonation of delay, the application presented by the respondent for grant of injunction has been dealt with by the first appellate court. The order is rendered against the petitioner and as such, he has approached the court. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the first appellate court may be directed to dispose of the application 2 presented by the petitioner requesting for condonation of delay so that the appeal can be dealt with by the appellate court. 2 Without going into the merits of the controversy involved in the matter, the first appellate court is directed to dispose of the pending application seeking condonation of delay as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of writ of this court. Writ petition stands disposed of. ( R. M. BORDE, J.) dyb/office/wp5861.09.odt