1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 5766 OF 2010 (Anandrao M. Raut vs. The Collector, Nagpur & Anr.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DECEMBER 23, 2010. Shri Kilor, learned counsel for the petitioner states that only prayer is to direct Respondent No. 1 to decide application under Section 7 of the Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1987, filed in December 2009, at the earliest. He states that term of elected President is 2½ years and the President sought to be disqualified has not even filed a reply though period of one year has expired. He states that, therefore, a direction to Respondent No. 1 to expedite the proceedings needs to be issued. Mrs. Deshpande, learned AGP is seeking time to find out why the matter could not be proceeded further by Respondent No. 1. It is not necessary to grant time as this Court is not required to make any observation either against Respondents No. 1 or 2. When the tenure is only of 2½ years and no reply has been filed in last one year, the direction to expedite proceedings is warranted. Hence, Respondent No. 1 shall attempt to decide the application 2 by the petitioner before it as early as possible and in any case by 31st May 2011. With this direction, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. JUDGE *GS.