1 wp 6947.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6947 OF 2011 Sanjay S/o Pandharinath Marathe Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Sakri, Tq. Sakri, District Dhule. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Addl. Commissioner, Nasik Division, Nsik. 2. Narendra S/o Gotan Bagul, Age : Major, Occu. : Agril., R/o Sakri, Tq. Sakri, District Dhule. 3. Village Development Officer, Village Panchayat Sakri, Tq. Sakri, Dist. Dhule. .. Respondents Shri R. R. Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri R. P. Phatake, Add. G. P. for the Respondent/State. Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 18TH NOVEMBER, 2011. 2 wp 6947.11 ORAL JUDGMENT : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties taken up for final hearing. 2. The limited grievance is that though the Village Development Officer was party before the Additional Collector, Dhule in an appeal preferred against the order passed by the present petitioner before the Additional Collector, no notice is issued to the Village Development Officer. 3. Shri Hon, the learned counsel appears for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. The respondent No. 3 is Village Development Officer. Shri Hon, the learned counsel submits that no separate notice is necessary as the respondent No. 3 appears in the present writ petition and accepts the notice of the appeal filed before the Additional Collector also. In view of that nothing survives in the present writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of. 4. The parties i. e. the petitioner and the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to appear before the Additional Commissioner where the appeal bearing No. 65/2011 is pending on 30th November, 2011. 3 wp 6947.11 In view of that no separate notice of appeal is necessary to be issued to any of the party. The Additional Commissioner shall thereafter decide the appeal expeditiously. Rule is made absolute in above terms. No costs. Sd/- [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Nov. 11