VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 1502 OF 2008 Ashwin H. Purohit Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. Respondents Mr. R. D. Bindra, for the Petitioner. Mrs. P. H. Kantharia, APP, for the Respondent-State. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI, & A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J. DATE : AUGUST 29, 2008. PC :- 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that he had moved an application for discharge on 20th March, 2007, but it was not decided till date. We have called the report of the concerned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates, 19th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai. 2. The present Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has presided over the Court with effect from 9th June, 2008. He has given the reasons for the delay in disposing the said application. The matter had been fixed before the learned Additional Chief - 2 - Metropolitan Magistrate on 20th June, 2008 when the matter was adjourned for filing the reply of the APP. The learned APP filed his say on 13th August, 2008 and the matter was adjourned to 20th August, 2008 for arguments. On 20th August, 2008 the petitioner himself sought adjournment and the case is now fixed to 20th November, 2008. The learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 19th Court, Esplanade, Mumbai is directed to dispose of the matter on the fixed date. 3. In view of the aforesaid directions, the petition is disposed of. Sd/- [ BILAL NAZKI, J.] Sd/- [ A. A. KUMBHAKONI, J.]