1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 53/2008 Smt. Ritark Jacqueline Dinah Rodrigues, resident of Curca-Canturlim, Tiswadi-Goa, P.O. Goa Velha. ............. Petitioner. Versus 1) The Collector of North Goa, Collectorate Building, Panaji-Goa. 2) State of Goa, through its Chief Secretary, having office at Secretariat, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa. 3) Smt. Shilpa Suresh Duble, resident of Municipal Block No.6, Pernem, Goa. 4) The Administrator of Communidades, North Zone, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa. 5) Communidade of Pilerne through its attorney c/o. through the Administrator of Communidades, North Zone, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa. ........... Respondents. Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Guru Shirodkar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2 Mr. C. A. Fereira, Advocate for respondent No.3. Mr. P. A. Kamat, Advocate for respondents No.4 and 5. 2 CORAM : S.A. BOBDE & N.A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 21st April, 2008 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per S.A. BOBDE, J.) Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. Mr. Shirodkar for the Collector states that the Collector is not the officer authorised to allot land under Article 30(4) of the Code of Communidades. It is, therefore, clear that any observations made by the Collector in the order dated 13.11.2007 on the merits of the rival claims are of no consequence. The order dated 13.11.07 is, therefore, liable to be set aside and is, hereby, set set aside. The Collector, North Goa, shall forward the files of both sides i.e. the petitioner and respondent No.3 to the Government for a decision for allotment of the plot. No further orders are necessary. Rule made absolute accordingly. S.A. BOBDE, J. N.A. BRITTO, J. ssm.