1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 421 / 2011 (Smt. Savitaben N Katkoria 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 January, 2011. Heard Mr Jaiswal, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr.N.S.Rode, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent no.1 and Mr Ritesh Kalra, h/for Mr. S..K.Mishra, for respondent nos. 2 & 3. Grievance of the petitioner is in respect of failure to take a decision by the State Government regarding the appeal along with application for interim relief, preferred by the petitioner under section 47 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 against the order dated 18.12.2010 passed by the Building Engineer (West), Nagpur Improvement Trust. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that though the appeal was filed on 17.1.2011 and the petitioner tried to move the application for interim relief, the same was not taken up for hearing by the State Government. It is submitted that if either the appeal or the application for interim relief is not considered by the 2 State Government within the stipulated period, there is every likelihood that the respondent-NIT may demolish the premises in question. On the backdrop of the above-referred facts, it will be appropriate to direct the State Government to decide the appeal of the petitioner itself within the stipulated period. We, therefore, direct the State Government to decide the appeal field by the petitioner under section 47 of the MRTP Act, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard and take a decision accordingly, within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. Till such time, the parties are directed to maintain status quo. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE sahare