1 10197.10-wp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10197 OF 2010 Mr.Somnath Chintaman Vaskar. ... Petitioner. V/s. The Municipal Commissioner Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation & ors. ... Respondents. M.J.Bhatt for the petitioner. A.A.Garge for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Ms.P.S.Cardoza, AGP for respondent No.3. CORAM : R.V.MORE, J. DATED : 11th April 2011. P.C. : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. In my view, this petition can be disposed of by directing respondent No.1 to decide petitioner’s petition, copy of which is annexed at Exh.”A” at page-18, in which the petitioner is seeking disqualification of the respondents therein for being elected as a councilor of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The respondent No.1 is directed to decide the said petition for disqualification as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Order accordingly. 3. Needless to mention that I have not gone into the merits of the contentions raised by the rival parties and the points and contentions are expressly kept open including the question of power of respondent No.1 to decide the said petition. 4. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (R.V.MORE, J.) sanjay