1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2557 of 2010 Vimal Dattatraya Choudhary ....Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & ors. ....Respondents Mr. S.A.Sawant with Mr. Sachin Kadam, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.S.Gokhale, AGP for respondent no.1. CORAM:- A.M.KHANWILKAR AND R.M.SAVANT, JJ DATED:- April 06, 2010 P.C. The grievance in this Petition is that the issue regarding whether the Respondent No. 4 has incurred disqualification is pending consideration before the appropriate Authority from September 2007 when infact the law obliges to decide the same within three months from the date of presentation of such Application. 2. In the circumstances, we dispose of this Writ Petition with direction to the Collector, Nashik to decide the pending Application dated 19th September, 2007 (Exhibit E to the Petition) as expeditiously as possible and in any case not later than three months from the date the Petitioner produces the copy of this order in his office. All questions in the said proceedings are left open to be 2 decided on its own merits. 3. Petition disposed of on the above terms. (R.M. SAVANT, J) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J)