WPMB No. 507 of 2002 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. Hon’ble Irshad Hussain, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri S.K. Posti, learned counsel for respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the application of the petitioner dated 15.09.2000 under section 10 (23C) (vi) of Income Tax Act, contained in Annexure No. 5 to the writ petitioner, has not been disposed by the authorities. No useful purpose will be served in getting the petition pending. Therefore, the petition is disposed of finally with the direction that the respondent No. 1 shall decide the aforesaid application of the petitioner within a period of one and half months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (P. C. Verma, J) (Irshad Hussain, J) 29.08.2002 P.Singh