1 115-wp 7523.2026.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 7523 OF 2026 ( MUHAMMAD QAISAR FAROOQ S/O MUHAMMAD AKBAR VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. PRINCIPAL SECY., URBAN DEVEPT. DEPARTMENT MUMBAI AND ORS. ) Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or the directions, Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Mr. Moin Khan, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.S.Autkar, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 1) At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend the petition by deleting the sentence in paragraph 3 and a portion of the synopsis, which are not happily worded. 2) Permission is granted. Amendment be carried out forthwith. 3) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. In short, it is his contention that, without granting an opportunity of being heard and without assigning any specific reasons, the order was stayed by the appellate authority on 05/08/2026. He fairly submits that the appeal is still pending. 4) In view of the nature of the relief sought, which is regarding the disqualification, we direct respondent No.2 to decide the appeal, in which the order dated 05/08/2026 has KOLHE 2026:BHC-NAG:12583-DB 2 115-wp 7523.2026.odt been challenged, in accordance with law, within a period of six weeks from the next date. The petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. ( RAJNISH R. VYAS, J. ) ( ANIL S. KILOR, J. ) KOLHE Signed by: Mr. Ravikant Kolhe Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 23/09/2026 15:25:21