IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7105 OF 2003 WRIT PETITION NO.7105 OF 2003 WRIT PETITION NO.7105 OF 2003 Mahesh Prabhakar Sawant .. Petitioner V/s The Secretary, Rural Development & Water Supply Dept, & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.S.A.Sawant for the Petitioner. Mr.P.M.Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 6 & 8. Mr.Bhushan Walimbe i/by Mr.R.V.More for Res.No.7. CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. V.M.KANADE, JJ. DATE : 21st August, 2006. DATE : 21st August, 2006. DATE : 21st August, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, the learned AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 6 & 8 and the learned Counsel for Respondent No.7. Perused an order passed by the Division Bench dated 20th January, 2006 wherein this Court had directed the Secretary, Rural Development and Water Supply Department, to decide the representation of the Petitioner dated 17th October, 2003 within a period of eight weeks. However it appears that the said representation has not yet been decided. We therefore direct the Secretary, Rural Development and Water Supply Department to decide the same as expeditiously as possible, in any event within a period of four weeks from today, by a reasoned order, after affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the Petitioner. With the above direction, Petition stands disposed of. (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) (V.M.KANADE, J.) (V.M.KANADE, J.) (V.M.KANADE, J.)