1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4345 OF 2009 Subhash Keshavrao Jadhav .. petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent. --- Mrs. Netrali N. Gangwal (Jain) Advocate for petitioner Mr. N.N. Shinde, Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 to 8 (intervenors) Mr. S.D. Kaldate, AGP for respondent No.1 CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : 3RD JULY, 2009. COURT'S ORDER :- 1] By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 2ndJune, 2008 passed by the respondent No.2 i.e. Collector,Nanded. It is informed that the petitioner has already challenged the said order before the respondent No.3 by way of an appeal under Section 137 of the Bombay 2 Prohibition Act. In that view of the matter, I find that it would be in the interest of justice that the respondent No.3 is directed to decide the appeal filed by the present petitioner on its own merits, within a period of one month from today. 2] Rule is accordingly disposed of. The petitioner so also the intervenors to appear before the respondent No.3 on 15th July, 2009. As such, the requirement of formal notices stand waived. 3] Since an interim order is operating in the present petition from 8th August, 2008, i.e. almost for a period of 11 months, the same shall continue to operate till decision of the respondent No.3 in the appeal filed by the present petitioner. 4] An authenticated copy of this order be given to the learned counsel for parties, to act upon. [B.R. GAVAI,J.] Grt/-