1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5595 OF 2010 Sow.Anita w/o Shriniwas Anantwar Petitioner/ Aged 36 years, occup. household original r/of Umri, Tq. Umri,Dist.Nanded. respondent versus 01. The Chief Officer, Municipal Council, Umri, Taluka Umri, District Nanded. 02. Shivaji s/o Jayram Shinde, aged 45 years, occup. Agril. r/of Umri, Taluka Umri, District Nanded. 03. The District Collector, Nanded. 04. The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary to Government of Maharashtra in Urban Development Depart- ment, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32. 05. The Hon'ble Minister, Incharge of the Urban Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 06. Shri Ashokrao Chavan, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Respondents. Fort, Mumbai-32. ----- Shri S.S. Choudhari, Advocate for the Petitioner. Respondent No.1 absent, although served. Shri U.B. Bilolikar, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Shri S.K.Tambe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 4 to 5. Respondent No.6 is served. 2 Coram: R.S. Mohite and Shrihari P.Davare, JJ. Date : 2nd September, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: Shrihari P. Davare, J.) 01. Leave to amend granted, at the request of learned Counsel for the Petitioner. 02. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, petition is taken up for final hearing. 03. Limited prayer sought by the petitioner is for issuance of directions to Respondent Nos. 5 to 7 to fix up the appeal filed by the petitioner, challenging the judgment and order passed by the Collector, Nanded on 10th may 2010 in Case No. 2008/MCA/Desk-1/T-1/CR-19 and the stay petition, at the earliest and pass suitable orders therein. 3 04. Learned counsel for the parties submitted that hearing of the said appeal took place on 11.8.2010 before Respondent No.4. It is also brought to our notice that the election process has been commenced on 21.8.2010 for the vacant posts in Municipal Councils. 05. Hence, in the light of aforesaid facts, Respondent Nos.4 and 5 are directed to pass suitable orders on the appeal and stay application of the Petitioner, within a period of 45 days from today. 06. With the aforesaid directions, present petition stands disposed of. Rule is made absolute, accordingly. (Shrihari P. Davare, J.) (R.S. Mohite, J.) pnd/wp5595.10