. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION P.I.L. NO. 132 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : coram, appearances, Court’s Orders: Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar Orders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Borade i/b Ms.Seema Sarnaik for the Petitioner. Ms.Manisha Shekhar for Respondent No.1. CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE, ACG. CJ. & V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 8TH FEBRUARY 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr.Borade in support of this petition. Ms.Manisha Shekhar appears for Respondent No.1. 2. The Petitioner is a group of citizens from Nasik. It has filed this petition to see to it that the hoardings, which have become an eye-sore, are removed from public places. A number of photographs of such hoardings are annexed to the petition. 3. Ms.Shekhar for Respondent No.1 points out that the Municipal Corporation has permitted putting up of - 2 - hoardings only at 162 places and which is on payment of charges. The rates at which the hoardings are permitted are laid down in the Municipal Circular dated 3rd May 2006. She states that the Corporation is willing to remove unauthorised hoardings not to permit them at any other place. 4. In view of the above, we direct the Corporation to see to it that such hoardings are removed, and in any case within 48 hours, from the place where they are not permitted. Petition disposed of. ACG. CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.