1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 2016 / 2011 (D.D.Associate vs. State of Maharashtra and others ) .................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : D.D.SINHA & A.P.BHANGALE, JJ DATED : 28th April, 2011. Heard Mr. S.W.Sambre, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.Bharati Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has already filed an appeal against the order of the Collector dated 27.1.2011 which is pending for decision before the Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur. It is, therefore, prayed that the Commissioner may be directed to decide the appeal within a stipulated period. Learned counsel further prayed that by interim direction, the respondents be directed to issue transit passes. Since the appeal is pending before the Commissioner for decision, it will not be proper to consider the request of the petitioner for grant of relief and it will be appropriate to direct the Commissioner to decide the appeal within a stipulated period, in accordance with law. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the 2 Divisional Commissioner has stayed the order passed by the Collector and, therefore, the learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated his request for grant of interim direction to the respondents for issuance of transit passes. We have already observed that it is for the Commissioner to consider the appeal on merits including the grant of interim order, if any and, therefore, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the Commissioner to decide the appeal within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order. It is open for the petitioner to move an application for necessary interim order, if the petitioner so desires. Steno copy allowed. JUDGE JUDGE sahare