Bhogale 2.wp-10830-2022.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.10830 OF 2022 Prasad Appasaheb Sarde and anr. … Petitioners Versus Secretary, Urban Development Department State of Maharashtra and ors. .… Respondents **** Adv. Sanjay Kshirsagar, for the petitioner. Smt. M. P. Thakur, AGP for the respondent-State. Adv. R. S. Khadapkar, for respondent No.2-PMC. Adv. Janay Jain a/w Adv. Om Ajay Gupte, Adv. Himani Narula i/b. Parinam Law Associates, for respondent No.5. **** CORAM : M. S. KARNIK & SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 28th AUGUST 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. After the matter was argued for some time, the petitioners as well as respondent No.5 by and large agreed to the following arrangement having regard to the due deliberations at the bar :- (i) The Presiding Officer and Deputy Commissioner (Property and Management), Pune Municipal 1 2026:BHC-AS:35290-DB Bhogale 2.wp-10830-2022.odt Corporation shall proceed to conclude Enquiry No.4642 of 2021 initiated under Section 81-B of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 after affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to all concerned in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. 3. All contentions of the parties on the merits are expressly kept open. It is made clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the rival contentions of either party. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in the aforesaid terms. There shall be no order as to costs. (SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.) 2 Signed by: Pradnya Bhogale Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 28/08/2026 15:03:48