1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.577/2010 Vijay Singh Narayan Singh Rane ...Versus... State of Maharashtra through its Secretary in the Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Mantralaya, Mumbai _______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ [Shri Bharat Vora, Adv. for petitioner] [Smt. B.H. Dangre, Addl. G.P. for respondent] CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & A.B.CHAUDHARI, JJ. DATE : 09.11.2011 The matter is being considered by this Court since long. Time was given to the petitioner to demonstrate that Consumer Forum is a civil Court. Additional Government Pleader for the respondent has urged that the issue needs to be gone into by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal as appointments are made by the State Government and High Court is not concerned with the said procedure. It is also pointed out to us that similar challenge is already admitted by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal at its principal seat. 2 Learned Counsel for the petitioner however points out that before principal seat of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal the State Government had urged that the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal has no jurisdiction. It is also pointed out that the issue is being considered by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. In such circumstances, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, we dispose of this petition. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the petition is pending before this Court since last about two years and looking to the nature of controversy, the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal should be directed to decide the controversy at the earliest. We are certain that the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal will look at the matter with priority. JUDGE JUDGE ssw