09-WP914,11 : 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.914 OF 2011 Ramesh Krishna Nerkar. ... Petitioner Vs. The Tahsildar, Nashik & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. B.P. Jakhade for the petitioner. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, A.G.P. for the State. CORAM: SMT. RANJANA DESAI, & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 9TH JUNE, 2011. P.C.:- 1. The petitioner has prayed that respondent 1 i.e. The Tahsildar, Nashik Tahsil, Nashik and respondent 2 i.e. The Circle Officer, Nashik Circle, Nashik be directed to decide the petitioner’s application, which is annexed to the petition, in accordance with the provisions of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 and the Rules framed thereunder. 09-WP914,11 : 2 : 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. for the State. 3. In the circumstances of the case, in our opinion, the following order will meet the ends of justice. ORDER “Respondent 1 i.e. The Tahsildar, Nashik Tahsil, Nashik, is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s application dated 31/5/2007 which is annexed to the petition at Ex-G independently and in accordance with law. The petitioner shall appear before respondent 1 on 20/6/2011 along with a copy of this order. Respondent 1 shall decide the application expeditiously and in any case, within a period of six weeks from 09-WP914,11 : 3 : 20/6/2011 and communicate the order passed by him to the petitioner.” 4. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and respondent 1 shall decide the petitioner’s application independently and in accordance with law. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.]