: 1 : cwp-2194-11=.doc USJ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2194 OF 2011 Shri D.M. Bhiungade .. Petitioner v/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents ......... Mr. Umesh Mankapure for the petitioner Mr. C.R. Sonawane, AGP for respondent no.1 ......... CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATE : 9th JUNE 2011. P.C. : 1. Essentially two substantive reliefs have been claimed in this petition. The first relief is to challenge the order passed by the Registrar, dated 17th February, 2004 and to direct the respondents to pay remaining amount towards pension, gratuity and encashment of unavailed leave by the petitioner. The second relief is to direct the Appellate Authority (Management Council, Shivaji University, Kolhapur) to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner within time bond limit. 2. Admittedly, the said appeal has been filed to challenge the order passed by the Registrar dated 17th February, 2004. According to the petitioner, the appeal has remained undecided for almost 7 years : 2 : cwp-2194-11=.doc without any justification. The first relief will be subject matter in the said appeal. In the circumstances, we think it appropriate to dispose of the petition by issuing direction, as prayed for in the second relief, referred to above. 3. We direct the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal preferred by the Petitioner, one way or the other, on merits including on the question of its maintainability, if any, as may be advised. We hope and trust that the Appellate Authority shall decide the said appeal, not later than eight weeks from the receipt of this order, either from the petitioner or the Registrar of this Court, whichever is earlier. In the event, the Appeal is already disposed of, the Appellate Authority shall communicate its decision to the petitioner immediately so that the petitioner will be free to take recourse to such remedy, as may be available in law. We make it clear that all questions raised in this petition are left open, to be considered at the appropriate stage. 4. Petition disposed of on the above terms. (R.Y.GANOO, J.) (A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.)