IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 171 OF 2010 HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. THROUGH ITS SENIOR REGIONAL MANAGER ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA AND ANR., THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY., ... Respondent Mr.Amey Kakodkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.R.G. Ramani, Advocate for Respondent no.5. Mr. S. Padiyar, Adocate for Respondent no.4. Mr. S.S.Kantak, with Mr. P. Talaulikar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent no.1 to 3. Coram:- A. S. OKA & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 8th July, 2010 P.C: Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner, the learned Advocate General appearing for first to third respondents and the learned Counsel appearing for the fourth and fifth respondent. 2. The learned Advocate General on instructions states that the No Objection granted by the Chief Town Planner, vide communication dated 19th September, 2008 stands withdrawn. The learned Advocate General further states that the concerned respondents will hear the petitioner and the fourth respondent and will decide their respective applications afresh. He further stated that this exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from today. 3. We accept the aforesaid statements of the learned Advocate General. We find that in view of the aforesaid statements, it is not necessary to keep the petition pending. We therefore, direct that the N.O.C dated 10th March, 2010 issued by the Additional District Magistrate, Panaji,the N.O.C dated 24th March,2010 issued by the Village Panchayat as well as the N.O.C issued by the Town Planning Department on 25th March,2010 in favour of the fourth respodnent shall remain in abeyance, till the State Government takes appropriate decision in terms of the statements made by the learned Advocate General. We also direct that the aforesaid No Objection Certificates will be subject to the decision which may be taken in terms of the statement made by the learned Advocate General. 4. We dispose of the petition with the aforesaid directions by keeping all the contentions of the parties open. A. S. OKA, J. F. M. REIS, J. ap/-