IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 175 OF 2004 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1539 OF 1987 Randhir Singh Bhalla .. Petitioner V/s Special Land Acquisition Officer & Anr. .. Respondents And Jagjivanbhai Mulji Tanna .. Applicant Ms. J.M. Sidhawa i/b Mr.Manoj Bhatt for the Applicant. Mr.Kapil Moye i/b Shah & Sanghavi for the Petitioner. Ms.Aruna Savla for Respondent No.2. CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & S.R. DONGAONKAR, JJ. DATE : 24TH APRIL 2006 (Mentioned, not on board) P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard the counsel for the parties. 2. The chamber summons seeks to join the Applicant as additional Respondent in the petition. The dispute in the main matter is about a parcel of land which is earmarked as the recreational ground. The petition - 2 - seeks to challenge that, whereas the Applicant wants the land to be retained as the recreational ground. The matter has been pending for long time. In any case, since the Applicant has something to say about a public cause, we allow this chamber summons in terms of prayers (a) and (b). The Petitioner will carry out the necessary amendment in two weeks. Matter will be heard in its own course. Liberty to the added Respondent to file reply to the main petition. 3. Chamber summons stands disposed of. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (S.R. DONGAONKAR, J.)