((-1-)) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.966 OF 2005 Ishwar Baburao Sawant Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents S.A.Tawate for petitioner. Niranjan Pandit, AGP for respondent no.1. Ms.A.K.Savla for respondent no.3. CORAM : H.L.GOKHALE AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, JJ. DATE : 27th April 2005 PC : 1. Heard Mr.Tawate for petitioner, Mr.Pandit, AGP for respondent no.1 and Ms.Savla for respondent no.3. The only prayer which is being pressed by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the appeal filed by him to the appellate authority be heard and decided at the earliest. That appeal is against the order of Executive Engineer, Building Proposal declining permission for putting up a lodging house on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors of a co-operative housing society. ((-2-)) We expect the appellate authority to decide the appeal at the earliest in accordance with law. Petition disposed off. (H.L.GOKHALE, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)