IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2282 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.2282 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.2282 OF 2008 Bombay Khadi & Village Industries Association ..Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.P.N.Karlekar i/b. P.S.Dani for petitioner. Mr.P.P.Kakade, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : J.P.DEVADHAR, J. CORAM : J.P.DEVADHAR, J. CORAM : J.P.DEVADHAR, J. DATED : 19TH JUNE, 2008. DATED : 19TH JUNE, 2008. DATED : 19TH JUNE, 2008. P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing. 2. In this case, challenging the order passed by the Tahsildar on 9/10/2007 imposing penalty, the petitioner had filed appeal before the Sub-Divisional Officer. The said appeal was dismissed on 14/2/2008 and the office premises of the petitioner were sealed on 1/3/2008. Challenging the order passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, the petitioner filed further appeal before the Deputy Collector on 7/3/2008 and the same is pending. In the said appeal, the petitioner had taken out an - = : 2 : = - application on the same day seeking stay of the order passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer on 14/2/2008. However, the said application has not yet been disposed of. In view of the inaction on the part of the Deputy Collector in disposing of the said application, the present petition is filed. 3. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that hearing of the main appeal before the Deputy Collector has commenced. As the appeal is heard finally by the Deputy Collector, it would be just and proper to direct the Deputy Collector to dispose of the said appeal expeditiously. 4. Accordingly, the Deputy Collector is directed to the dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 5. Needless to say that the Deputy Collector will pass the order after hearing the parties and in accordance with law. 6. Petition is disposed of accordingly. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. - = : 3 : = - (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.) (J.P. DEVADHAR, J.)