1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI. WRIT PETITION NO. 1897 OF 2009 Ranjit D. Shingare ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. Sarang S. Aradhye for the Petitioner Mrs. A.S. Pai, Additional Public Prosecutor, for the State. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2009 P.C.:­ An affidavit has been filed. 2. The relief sought in the writ petition has become unnecessary, because in this case, the petitioner has now been prosecuted, and a charge­sheet has been filed after sanction was given. Thereafter, we had sought the information from the 2 Government as to how many cases were pending before the Government. 77 cases were pending for sanction. 3. In the present affidavit, the Government has given break­up, and out of 77 cases, sanction has been given in 8 cases; four public servants have already retired from service; one proposal has been returned to the Anti Corruption Bureau for clarification; 8 proposals have been submitted, and orders are likely to be issued in few days; in four cases, sanction has been rejected; and 52 proposals are under scrutiny. 4. This is a story state of affairs, and the proposals regarding sanction or refusal of sanction should not take much time after the investigation is completed by the Investigating Officer; but in one case, we have seen that the Competent Authority has taken 10 years, but sanction is still not granted or refused. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, we direct that in 8 cases, in which the Government has stated that orders 3 are likely to be issued in few days, the orders be passed within four weeks. In 52 proposals, which are under scrutiny, the orders shall be passed within a period of 6 weeks from today. In all other matters where clarification is sought by the Anti Corruption Bureau, the proposals should not take more than 6 months for taking a decision either way by the Government. 6. With these directions and observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. BILAL NAZKI, J. A.R. JOSHI, J.