1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6787 OF 2009 Smt Dhondubai Pandurang Khot .. Petitioner Vs Dattatraya Appaso Bhosale and ors .. Respondents Mr. R. P. Walvekar,, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs. S. S. Bhende, AGP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 05/08/2009 PC: 1. Heard Mr Walvekar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs Bhende, learned AGP, for respondent nos. 5 and 6. 2. This writ petition impugns an order dated 30.6.2009 passed by the Addl. Collector, Kolhapur. The order dated 30.6.2009 reads thus: “ Heard Advocate for the appellants. He states that no fresh notice was issued by Tahasildar and this point is not considered by Sub Divisional Officer. Hence I pass the following order. T 2 The execution of the order passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Karveer Division, Kolhapur in RTS/Watap Appeal No.1/2009, dated 29.5.2009 and Tahasildar, Kagal in BPD/Fer Choukashi-56/2002, dated 23.5.2008 are hereby stayed till next date. The date of hearing is fixed on 8.8.2009.” Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would be satisfied if directions are given to the Collector to decide the appeal within timeframe. 3. Looking to the nature of the order and considering that the appeal is pending before the Collector, I am satisfied that this petition can be disposed of even without issuing notice to respondent nos 1 to 4. I am satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice. (i) The Addl. Collector, Kolhapur, shall decide Appeal No.5 of 2009 challenging the orders dated 29.5.2009 and 23.5.2008 passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Karveer Division, Kolhapur and the Tahasildar, Kagal, respectively, on merits in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order after given an opportunity of being heard to all the parties in the appeal. The interim order, granted by the order impugned in the 3 writ petition, shall remain operative for a period of three months from today. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)