( 1 ) WP1697/11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1697 OF 2011 Sayed Liyakat Ali s/o Masoom Ali PETITIONER V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & ano. RESPONDENTS Mr. S.P. Salgar, Advocate, holding for Mr. S.S. Thombre, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. G.R. Ingole-Patil, AGP for respondents / State CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & A.V. NIRGUDE,JJ. DATED :14th March, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner, in this writ petition, has made following prayer : "(B) By issuing writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or directions in the like nature, direct the respondent No. 2 to decide an enquiry / application No. 1 / 20089 under Section 41-D of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 within stipulated period and for that purpose issue necessary orders." 2. This Court is informed by learned counsel for the parties that the proceedings under Section 41-D of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, are ( 2 ) WP1697/11 initiated sue-moto against all trustees of the Trust - Hazrat Siddiq Shah Education Society, Kannad, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to state, the stage of said proceedings. It appears that the said proceedings are pending since last more than two years. Keeping that in view and in the interest of the Trust, the Joint Charity Commissioner shall endeavour to dispose of Inquiry / Application No. 01 of 2008, under Section 41-D of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of this order. We make it clear that we have passed this order without examining merits of the case. The Joint Charity Commissioner shall decide the said application, if not decided already, within the time frame, by following due procedure and in accordance with Law. 3. With these observations, Writ Petition is disposed of. ( A. V. NIRGUDE,J. ) ( D.B. BHOSALE,J. ) SRM/