1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.442 OF 2009 (Vinayak s/o Vasant Kolte vs. Union of India and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 18, 2009 Heard Shri Khedkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Shri Mishra, learned Assistant Solicitor General for respondent no.1, and Shri Jichkar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 2 to 5. Shri Khedkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, states that vide communication dated 13.9.2005, which is annexed as Annexure `H', proposal of the petitioner for grant of mining lease for manganese ore over an area of 0.81 hectare in village and Taluq Parseoni, District Nagpur is forwarded by the Under Secretary, Industries, Energy and Labour Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai to the respondent no.1 for due 2 consideration. It is submitted that petitioner has not received any communication from the respondent no.1 in respect of the proposal since 2005 and, therefore, appropriate direction to respondent no.1 in this regard may be issued. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition and expect the respondent no.1 to communicate its decision, if it has already been taken on the above referred proposal forwarded by the State Government, to the petitioner. However, if decision has not yet been taken, in that event, we expect the respondent no.1 to take a decision on the above referred proposal in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard provided the above referred proposal is received by the respondent no.1 from the State Government. JUDGE JUDGE khj