:1: :1: :1: FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1426 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s Orders Orders -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smt. Neeta P.Karnik for the petitioners. Mr.R.M.Patne, AGP for respondent no.1. Mr.N.R.Bubna for respondent no.4. CORAM: S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED: 3RD MARCH, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. : : : 1. Mentioned. Not on board. 2. The only grievance made by Ms.Karnik appearing for the petitioner is that the Appeal dated 23.10.2007 filed by the Respondent no.4 before the Minister, Department of Urban Development, State of Maharashtra is pending but is not taken up for consideration. :2: :2: :2: 3. It is upon the complaint made by the petitioner that the proceedings under Section 44(1)(e) of the Maharashtra Municipal Council, Nagar Parishad & Industrial Township Act, 1965 have been commenced. 4. A Elected Councillor was sought to be disqualified and he is indeed disqualified under the order of the Collector. However, he has preferred an Appeal to the State Government, which Appeal is pending. She submits that public interest demands that such proceedings should end expeditiously or else those disqualified would continue in office by virtue of the interim stay. 5. I see much substance in this complaint. Accordingly, the State Government is directed to hear and dispose off the pending Appeal as expeditiously as possible and within a period of 2 months from the date a copy of this order is produced before the concerned Authority. Petition disposed off. No costs. :3: :3: :3: sd/- ********