1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8068 OF 2008 DIST.: MUMBAI Ganpat Raoji Pawar ...Petitioner Versus Competent Authority and Deputy Collector (Encroachment Removal) & Anr. ...Respondents. Ms. H.K. Mandlik for the Petitioner Mr. V.S. Masurkar, Government Pleader, for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and J.H. BHATIA , JJ. DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2008 P.C.:- Rule. By consent, the Rule is made returnable forthwith and heard. 2. The petitioner wants this Court to give a direction that respondent No. 1 should decide the matter remanded to him by respondent No. 2 vide his order dated 31st August, 2007. It is contended by the petitioner's counsel that a hearing was given by 2 respondent No. 1 on 4th December, 2007, but the matter has still not been decided. 3. After hearing the learned Government Pleader, we feel that the petition can be disposed of at this stage, with a direction to respondent No. 1 to decide the matter within a period of 12 weeks, if not already decided. We order accordingly. The Rule is partly made absolute. BILAL NAZKI, J. J.H. BHATIA, J.