IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO. 10 OF 2010 MS. HELEN LOURENCO ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA, THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND 6 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. Ryan Menezes, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V. Rodrigues, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondents No.1,2, and 7. Ms. F. M. Mesquita, Advocate for respondents No. 3 & 4. Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate for respondent No.6. Ms. A. S. Pai Bir, Advocate for respondent Nos. 8, 9, 7. Coram:- D. G. KARNIK & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 4th October, 2010 P.C.:- 1. Counsel for respondent No.6 points out that the petitioner has made an application/appeal dated 10th December, 2010 under Section 66 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 to respondent No.2 regarding the licence granted to respondent No.6 for building construction and certain illegalities alleged to have been committed by respondent No.6 while carrying out the constructions pursuant to the licence. Learned Addl. Govt. Advocate states that respondent No.2 shall decide the application/appeal filed by the petitioner within 12 weeks. He further states that the present petition relates to the same subject-mater which is the subject-matter of the application/ appeal made to the respondent No.2. 2. In view thereof, we direct respondent No.2 to dispose off the application/appeal filed by the petitioner, within a period of 12 weeks, after giving opportunity of hearing to respondent No.6 and all other concerned. All contentions are kept open. 3. We cannot entertain the petition at the instance of the petitioner who has availed of an alternate remedy. The petition is disposed of with the above direction. Authenticated copy of this order be issued to the respondent No.2. D. G. KARNIK, J. F. M. REIS, J. ssm.