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Order - Status 7: Urmila Ingale IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7551 OF 2016 Bhimrao Bapurao Atigre .. Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors. .. Respondents Mr.Dhairyasheel Sutar, for the Petitioner. Mr.A.I.Patel, AGP for State. CORAM : SHANTANU.S.KEMKAR & M.S.KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 04st JULY , 2016 P.C. : . Matter is not on board. In view of the urgency, taken on production board and heard forthwith. Through this Petition, the petitioner is seeking various reliefs, however, at this stage, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is pressing only prayer clause (a) which reads thus : "This Hon'ble Court be pleased to call for relevant record and proceedings from the office of respondents and after going through the legality, validity and propriety of the same direct respondent no.3 to hear and decide application dtd. 22.9.2015 submitted by the petitioner u/s. 308 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 within stipulated period; for that purpose issue appropriate Writ and/or order." According to the petitioner in regard to the aforesaid prayer clause (a), he had submitted a representation invoking the provisions of Section 308 of the Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 before respondent No.3. Collector, Kolhapur. However, the petitioner's application has not been decided by the Collector yet. Without commenting upon the merits of the matter, in view of the submission made by the petitioner, we are inclined to dispose of the Petition by directing the Collector, Kolhapur to consider and take appropriate decision on the petitioner's application dated 22/09/2015 annexture Exhibit 'G' as expeditiously as possible but not later than 3 months from the date of receipt of copy of this Petition. In regard to the other reliefs claimed in the Petition, it is open for the petitioner to seek appropriate remedy in accordance with law. Petition is disposed of. ( M.S.KARNIK, J.) (SHANTANU.S.KEMKAR, J.) 2/2