1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2566 OF 2011 (Harish G. Sarda vs. State of Maharashra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri P.C. Madkholkar, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri N.W. Sambre, Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1 to 3. Shri A.M. Ghare, Advocate for the respondent no.4. Shri Anand Parchure, Advocate for the applicant in Civil Application No.1548/2011 ---------- CORAM : R.M. SAVANT, J. DATED : JUNE 29, 2011 The learned Government Pleader Shri Sambre makes a statement that insofar as the Appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 44 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 is concerned, the Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development is the Authority to hear the said appeal. In the light thereof, the following 2 directions are issued : i) the Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development to hear and decide the Appeal filed by the petitioner within twelve weeks from date, ii) the interim order granted by this Court to continue for a period of two weeks. The petitioner to apply for interim relief before the Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development. The said application would be considered expeditiously and within two weeks of the first appearance of the petitioner. iii) the petitioner to appear before the Hon’ble Minister for Urban Development on 11/7/2011 at 3 p.m. The petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Copy of this order be furnished to the learned Government Pleader. JUDGE khj 3