IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 5855 of 2004 Shri Awadh Narain Pande ..Petitioner vs. 1. Union of India & ors. ..Respondents Gulab Dwivedi i/b G.Dwivedi & Co. for petitioner Mr.Y.S.Bhat for respondents CORAM: A.P.SHAH CORAM: A.P.SHAH CORAM: A.P.SHAH & S.U.KAMDAR JJ. S.U.KAMDAR JJ. S.U.KAMDAR JJ. 12th August,2004 12th August,2004 12th August,2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. There is a criminal case under sections 465, 467, 468, 471, 420, 218, 176-120B of I.P.C. read with sec.187 of MHAD Act pending against the petitioner in the Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bombay. In view of the pending case the authorities were right in not considering the petitioner’s application for appointing him as a Notary Public. Petition is dismissed.