1303wp85.10.odt 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 85 OF 2010 Vishnu Radheshyam Chaudhari Vs. State of Mah. & 2 others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Mr. V.R. Mundra, Advocate for the petitioner. Smt. Indira Bodade, A. G. P. for the respondents. CORAM: D. D. SINHA & F. M. REIS, JJ. DATED : 23rd MARCH, 2010. Heard. The grievance of the petitioner is against the respondent-Collector for not deciding the application of the petitioner dated 10/12/2007 submitted to the Collector, Nagpur under Rule 4 of the Maharashtra Minor Mineral Mining (Vidharbha Region) Rule, 1966 for grant of mining lease for a period of ten years. It is contended that the said application is pending with the Collector since 2007 for decision. It is, therefore, prayed that the Collector, Nagpur may be asked to decide the same in accordance with law and procedure applicable in that regard. The learned Assistant Government Pleader states that the application of the petitioner shall be considered along with other applications of those who are similarly circumstanced and of those who 1303wp85.10.odt 2/2 have applied for mining lease of ten acres of land. In the circumstances, we dispose of this writ petition with direction to the Collector, Nagpur to take a decision on the application of the petitioner dated 10/12/2007, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, if there is no other legal impediment in doing so. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE wwl