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. 7606 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7606 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7606 OF 2006 Shri Datta Devasthan Trust, Gunat, Taluka Shirur, District Pune. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Shri Sanjay D. Thokade for the Petitioners. Shri V.P. Malwankar, AGP for State. Shri N.P. Deshpande for Respondent No.5. Shri P.K. Deshmukh, Collector, Pune, present. CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The main grievance of the petitioner is that petitioner’s application for permission to perform/celebrate function of Datta Janmostav, Endless Harinam Week commencing from 27th November, 2006 to 4th December, 2006 at Grampanchayat No.8-B, Taluka Shirur, District Pune, has yet not been decided by the third respondent. 3. The Collector is present in the Court today. - 2 - Mr.Malwankar, learned AGP states that Collector has taken instructions from Tahsildar - respondent no.3 that that hearing of the said application is fixed on 23rd November, 2006 at 11 O’clock in the morning in Tahsildar’s office. 4. If that is so, we direct the Tahsildar to decide the application in accordance with law after hearing all concerned parties and in the light of the order dated 10th November, 2006 passed by the Joint Charity Commissioner, Pune Region, Pune, in Application No.17/2006. The Tahsildar shall also examine the application having due regards to the law and order problem also. The application be decided on the 23rd itself. The Tahsildar shall make endeavour to decide the application on that day itself and in any event before 26th November, 2006. We are also informed that application made by the petitioner dated 27th October, 2006 is pending before the Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Shirur. 5. We direct respondent no.7 - Block Development - 3 - Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Shirur, to dispose it of as early as possible and in any event within a period of three months in accordance with law after hearing all the necessary parties. 6. This order be communicated to respondent no.7 by the petitioner. . Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)