ssp 1 WP 3752 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3752 OF 2010 Milind Hanmant Oak and Anr. .....Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.A.V.Anturkar i/by Mr.S.B.Deshmukh, for the petitioners. Mr.R.M.Kadam, Advocate General with Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Addl. G.P., for respondent Nos.1, 2, 5 and 6. CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE: 9th FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C. : 1. By way of this petition, the petitioners who are practicing Advocates in the Sessions Court at Satara, have filed this petition with a prayer that the respondents may be directed to complete the process initiated by the District Collector for the appointment of District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor of District Satara. The petitioners have also prayed for quashing and setting aside the order dated 31st August, 2009 passed by the Minister for Law and Judiciary to cancel the panel prepared for such appointments. 2. It is not necessary to go into detail about the grievance of the petitioners, as the learned Advocate General appearing for the respondent-State submitted that the panel will reconsider the names of ssp 2 WP 3752 of 2010 those candidates whose names appear in the list sent by the District Judge and District Collector on 04-08-2009. Learned Advocate General submitted that the High Power Committee shall consider the merits of the candidates as above, and if any adverse report or material is available against the candidates, the same shall be taken into consideration while taking final decision by the High Power Committee. 3. In view of the said statement, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners states that he is not pressing the above petition, but requested that the procedure may be directed to be finalized at the earliest, as the matter is concerned with the appointment of District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor and the post in question has not been filled in since so many years. The High Power Committee shall take appropriate decision within a period of four weeks from today and on the basis of the report of the High Power Committee, the State Government shall take appropriate decision expeditiously within a period of one month from the receipt of the report of the High Power Committee. 4. In view of what has been stated above, the writ petition is disposed of. Interim order granted earlier shall stand vacated. ( A.A.SAYED, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )