(1) wp9640-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9640 OF 2011 Prabhakar Mannu Gavhane PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.R. Bagal, advocate holding for Mr. S.B. Ghatol-Patil, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V.D. Rakh, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 19th DECEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that though an appeal has been filed by him before the Respondent No. 1 alongwith an application for stay, the Respondent No. 1 has not even considered and decided the application for stay. 2. We dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Respondent No.1 to atleast consider and decide the petitioner's application for stay, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] npj/wp9640-11 (2) wp9640-11