- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.6578 OF 2004 Mr.Rakesh Bhatkar for the Petitioner. Mr.A.H.Palekar, AGP for the State. Mr.K.S.Dewal for the Respondent No.4. ----------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court’s or Judge’s appearances, Court’s orders order or directions ----------------------------------------------------- ¦ ¦ CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, J. ¦ DATED: 27TH APRIL,2005 P.C.: Rule. Returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties. 1. By consent of parties the order passed by the Regional Director, Konkan Division dated 11-5-2004 is set aside. 2. The Regional Director is directed to grant an opportunity of being heard to the Petitioner and - 2 - other persons, at whose behest the Collector has made the order dated 1-11-2003. 3. The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioners states that he represents all the persons i.e. Mr.Milind Krishnakant Keer and eleven other members of Municipal Council of Ratnagiri, who have made the application dated 7-10-2003. He further states all those persons will appear before the Regional Director on 6-6-2005. 4. The Regional Director shall, thereafter, fix a date for hearing of the matter and thereafter pass an order in accordance with law. 5. The Regional Director shall pass the final order in the matter as expeditiously as possible, in any case within a period of three months from the date of appearance of the parties before the Regional Director. 6. Ad-interim order granted by this court shall continue to operate till - 3 - the Regional Director passes fresh order. 7. Rule made absolute with no order as to costs. ...