IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2524 OF 2008 JAYSINGPUR VIKAS AGHADI THROUGH PARTY LEADER SHRI SANJAY SHAMGONDA PATIL (YADRAVKAR) ... PETITIONER VS. THE STATE OF MAHARAASHTRA AND ORS. ... RESPONDENTS. Mr. T.S.Ingale for the petitioner. Mr. V.S.Masurkar AGP for the respondent No. 1 & 2. Mr. G.M.Savagave for respondent no. 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : J.N.Patel & A.A.Sayed,JJ. : J.N.Patel & A.A.Sayed,JJ. : J.N.Patel & A.A.Sayed,JJ. DATE DATE DATE : May 6, 2008. : May 6, 2008. : May 6, 2008. P.C. :- 1. Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent. 2. The petitioner Jaysingpur Vikas Aghadi (for short ’Aghadi’) preferred a complaint application dated 19.9.2007 to the Collector, Kolhapur who is respondent No. 2 in this petition. It is submitted that inspite of the notice issued to respondent NO. 4 by the petitioner, for meeting dated 21.8.2007 of the Aaghadi he deliberately remained absent and therefore suffered disqualification. The petitioner Aaghadi applied to the Collector by its application dated 19.9.2007 requesting the Collector for declaring the respondent No. 4 disqualified to act as Councillor of respondent NO.3 Municipal Council under the provisions of Section 3 & 9 of Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Act, 1986 and Rule 7 of the Maharashtra Local Authorities Members Disqualification Rules 1987. It is the case of the petitioner that inspite of an application dated 19.9.2007 made to the Collector - respondent No.2 herein, he has not taken any decision so far in the matter and hence, the petition. 3. The learned AGP Mr. Masurkar on behalf of the respondent No. 1 and 2 submitted that the petition can be conveniently disposed of by issuing suitable directions to the respondent No 2- Collector Kolhapur to decide the application of the petitioner, dated 19.9.2007. 4. We therefore direct respondent No. 2 Collector Kolhapur to decide the application of the petitioner dated 19.9.2007, within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this order to him. 5. The petitioner to communicate this order to the respondent No.2- Collector Kolhapur. 6. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. [ J.N.Patel, J.] J.N.Patel, J.] J.N.Patel, J.] [ A.A. Sayed, J.] A.A. Sayed, J.] A.A. Sayed, J.]