JUDGMENT - Smt. K.K. BAAM, J.:---In view of the fact that the subject matter in issue is common in the three petitions, the same are disposed of by a common order.

2. The petitioners herein has filed the petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking an appropriate writ, direction or order directing respondent No. 1, the Hon'ble Speaker of the Legislature Assembly, to take up and/or decide the Disqualification Petition Nos. 1, 4 and 3 of 2000 expeditiously and within a time frame, for costs and other reliefs.

3. Apart from Writ Petition No. 173 of 2001, the petitioner herein has filed against the respondent No. 1 Hon'ble Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, two other petitions which are pending, that is, Writ Petition No. 172 of 2001 against Manohar Azgaonkar, i.e. respondent No. 2 Writ Petition No. 174 of 2001 against Sanjay Bandekar, i.e., respondent No. 2 and disqualification petition has also been filed against Ramkant Khalap.

4. The brief facts which have given rise to the filing of the petitions are stated as under :-

On 9th November, 2000, the petitioner filed petitions for disqualification of the respondents No. 2 under the provisions of the Tenth S

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