WP 7988/11 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7988/2011 Ashok Uttam Suryawanshi V/s The State & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri K.B. Raghu, Advocate h/f Shri A.S. Golegaonkar, Advocate for petitioner. Smt.A.V. Gondhalekar, AGP for respondent nos.1, 3 & 4. Shri D.B. Bhange, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. Date: 20.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and taken up for final disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved by the communication dated 26.9.2011 whereby an adverse action WP 7988/11 2 is contemplated against the petitioner on the ground that he has not submitted the validity certificate. The claim of the petitioner is pending with the respondent no.2 - committee. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to within how much period the respondent - committee should decide the claim of the petitioner. The petitioner cannot be penalised for inaction or delay on the part of the respondent - committee. Rule is, therefore, made absolute in the following terms. The respondent no.2 - committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from today. Until the decision of the respondent no.2 - committee regarding the claim of the petitioner, the respondent nos.1,3 and 4 shall not take any coercive action against the petitioner. In case of adverse order by the respondent no.2 - committee against the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not WP 7988/11 3 take effect for a further period of four weeks from the date of its communication to the petitioner. (M.T. Joshi, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) Dt/- 21.12.2011 ndk/c2112117