-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.8148 OF 2007 NO.8148 OF 2007 NO.8148 OF 2007 Maharu H. Mahajan ...Petitioner v/s The Additional Collector and Competent Authority, Nashik and ors. ...Respondents Mr R.D. Soni i/b M/s Ram and Co. for Petitioner. Mr A.H. Palekar, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND J.P. DEVADHAR JJ. DATE : 12TH AUGUST 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. The learned counsel appearing for petitioner states that the petitioner restricts his petition to the relief claimed in prayer clause (b) of the petition. The petitioner ha submitted his scheme under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976. Admittedly, the Government has not communicated any decision on the scheme submitted by the petitioner. In our opinion, as the petitioner has submitted the scheme and the Government has power under section 20 of the said Act to consider the scheme, the Government is under a duty to consider the scheme in accordance with law and communicate its decision to the petitioner. The learned counsel appearing for Government also agrees that the Government will communicate its decision on the scheme submitted by the petitioner to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Rule in the petitioner is therefore made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). The Government to communicate its decision on the scheme submitted by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of twelve weeks from today. No order as to costs. . Civil application No.1877 of 2008 is granted -3- in terms of prayer clause (a). Civil application is disposed off. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( J.P. DEVADHAR J.)