IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 7941 of 2004 Antu Babu More .. Petitioner V/s. The Competent Authority & Depyty Collector of Urban Land Ceiling, Kolhapur & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. R.D. Soni i/b. M/s. Ram & Co. for the Petitioner Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP. for the Respondents CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM : S. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.A. BOBDE, JJ. S.A. BOBDE, JJ. S.A. BOBDE, JJ. DATED : 15.12.2004. DATED : 15.12.2004. DATED : 15.12.2004. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader for the Respondents. 2. The learned counsel for the Petitioner brought to our notice a circular issued by the Respondent State incorporating the Central Government Policy that even the daughters who have attained majority, are entitled to have an independent right to claim a share in the ancestral property, under the Urban Land Ceiling Act. 3. In the light of the above Circular dated 23.7.1997, issued by the State Government, the learned counsel for the Petitioner states that the Petitioner will make an appropriate representation to the Respondent No. 1 within a period of two weeks in that behalf. The Respondent No. 1 is directed to decide the same by affording an opportunity of personal hearing to the Petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks thereafter. Till the said ( 2 ) Representation is decided, the Respondent shall not make any further allotments. Writ Petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (S. RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (S. RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (S. RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.) (S.A. BOBDE, J.)