ssp 1 WP 798 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.798 OF 2011 Khanderao Kashinath Jori .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.799 OF 2011 Maruti Dashrath Bhujbal .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.800 OF 2011 Ashok Shankarrao Khaire .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.873 OF 2011 Kailas Baban Kolhe and Anr. .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.874 OF 2011 Sunil Vithal Padgham .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents ssp 2 WP 798 of 2011 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.878 OF 2011 Dattatraya Bajirao Padgham .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.903 OF 2011 Suresh Kondiba Paadgham .....Petitioner versus Sectional Engineer, Narayangaon Section and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.P.B.Shah, for the petitioners. Ms.Naveena Kumai, for respondent No.6 Mr.V.S.Gokhale, AGP, for respondent State. CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE: 7th FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C. : 1. By way of these petitions, the petitioners have challenged the notice dated 21-01-2011 issued by respondent No.3, by which the petitioners were called upon to remove the encroached portion which they have constructed on the State Highway No.50. 2. Learned AGP has tendered affidavit-in-reply on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 5. In para No.1 of the said reply, it is averred that no action will be taken on the basis of notice dated 21-01-2011 which is ssp 3 WP 798 of 2011 impugned in the above petitions and that they will take appropriate action against the petitioners by following due process of law. 3. In view of the said statement, nothing further survives in the petitions. The respondents may act in accordance with law in the matter of taking possession from the petitioners. It is however, clarified that the respondents may take appropriate decision subject to following due process of law and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. In view of what is stated above, the above writ petitions are disposed of. ( A.A.SAYED, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )