1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION jmi WRIT PETITION NO. 4664 OF 2010. Mr. Binod Das & Ors. ..Petitioners. v/s. Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr. H.K. Prem & Shailesh Kantharia, for Petitioners. Mr. G.N. Srinivasan a/w. Ms. Suchitra Kamble, for Respondents. .... CORAM : V. C. DAGA & S.J. KATHAWALLA, JJ. DATE : 18TH JUNE 2010. P.C. Amendment is allowed. Perused Petition. Rule returnable forthwith. Taken up for final hearing by consent of parties. 2. Heard Learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents. 3. The only prayer pressed by the Learned Counsel for the Petitioners is that the Appellate Authority i.e. the Customs, Excise and Service Tax, Appellate Tribunal should be directed to dispose of the stay applications filed by Petitioners within stipulated time frame, since the stay application is pending since long. The prayer made needs consideration. 2 4. In the above view of the matter, we direct the Appellate Tribunal to dispose of the stay applications filed by the Petitioners by a reasoned order following principles of natural justice, within a period of four weeks from the communication of this order, if not decided. 5. Needless to mention that all other contentions on merits are kept open. 6. Writ Petition stands disposed of. Rule is made absolute in terms of this order with no order as to costs. [ S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ] [V. C. DAGA, J. ]