1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5214 OF 2008 Genba Govind Bhalerao since deceased through his legal heirs and representative Mr.Bhausaheb Genba Bhalerao & ors. : Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra and ors. : Respondents. Mr. R V Bansode for the Petitioners. Mr. R P Behere, Addl. GP, for Respondents/State. CORAM : P B MAJMUDAR & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 09th June 2010 P.C. 1. The grievance of the Petitioners is that even though the Petitioners made a representation as per the order of this Court dated 21st September 2006 in Writ Petition No.3187 of 1999, the said representation has not been decided one way or the other. Though this writ petition has been contested by the Respondents/State and an affidavit in reply has been filed by the Sub-Divisional Officer challenging the petition on merits, the learned AGP has not disputed the fact that the representation of the Petitioners is not decided one way or the other. 2 2 Considering the said fact, if representation of the Petitioners is still pending and is not decided till this date, the authority, before whom it is pending, shall decide the same within a period of three months from date and communicate the decision thereon to the Petitioners within one week thereafter. Needless to state that the concerned authority shall decide the said representation of the Petitioners on its own merits and in accordance with law. 3 It is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the above writ petition. 4 Subject to what is stated above, the above writ petition is disposed of. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [P.B.MAJMUDAR, J]