1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 748 OF 2008 Meenakshi Financial Consultants (P) Ltd. A Private Limited Company, under the Companies Act, 1956 with regd. Office at 127/24, W-1, Saket Nagar, Opp. Parag Milk Board, Kanpur-208 014 and another. ... Petitioners versus The Village Panchayat Orlim, Salcete, Goa. Through its Sarpanch Shri Godfrey E. Rodrigues with Office at Panchayat Building Orlim, Salcete, Goa. ... Respondent Mr. Sudesh Usgaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioners. CORAM : A. P. DESHPANDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 11TH DECEMBER, 2008. P.C.:- A show cause notice issued by the Panchayat is challenged in this Writ Petition on the ground that the Panchayat had no authority or jurisdiction to issue the said show cause notice as the basis for the same is not an act of misrepresentation as is contemplated by Rule 9 of the Rules. 2 The learned Counsel for the Petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to show cause to the Panchayat as to why action contemplated by notice dated 25-11-2008 ought not to be taken. Permission granted, with liberty as prayed for. Petition dismissed as withdrawn. At this stage, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners submits that as the Petitioners have filed this Writ Petition, the Petitioners have chosen not to reply to the show cause notice impugned in this petition. He submits that there is a delay in replying the notice and thus seeks permission to approach the Secretary of the Village Panchayat to seek extension of time for submission of the reply. Having regard to the fact that the Petitioners were bonafidely prosecuting alternate remedy before this Court, we permit the Petitioners to apply for extension of time to show cause and further permit the Petitioners to submit the replies to the show cause notice, within the time extended. Needless to observe that all contentions raised in this petition are kept open to be raised before the Panchayat. Authenticated copy of the order be given to the learned Counsel for the Petitioners. A. P. DESHPANDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD