IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 282 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 20 OF 2008 THE DY. COLLECTOR S.D.O. MARGAO ... Applicant Versus MRS. ELSY DA COSTA AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. Sapna Mordekar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the applicants. Advocate Mr. J. A. Lobo, Amicus Curiae. Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. D. Lawande, Advocate for respondent No.2. Ms. P. Joshi, Advocate for respondents no.6, 8, 9, and 10. Mr Sudesh Usgaonkar, Advocate for respondents no.11 and 12. Coram:- P. B. MAJMUDAR & U. D. SALVI, JJ. Date:- 30th March, 2009 P.C. By this application, the applicant is praying for extension of six months for concluding the proceedings as per the Order of this Court dated 30.9.2008. By the said order, this Court had directed the applicant to take final decision in the matter pending before him under Sections 31 and 33 of the Land Revenue Code, within six months from the date of the order. 2. The learned Advocate General submitted that 16 cases are decided so far. It is submitted that in view of the parliamentary election which is going to take place within a short period, the applicant may find it difficult to dispose off all the pending cases within the stipulated time, as he will have to attend the work in connection with the election of the Parliament. It is submitted by the learned Advocate General that the applicant shall dispose of all the pending cases within the extended time and requested that 6 months' time may be given for deciding the cases. 3. The learned Amicus Curiae, on the other hand, submitted that since this Court had directed the applicant to take decision within the stipulated time, all attempts should have been made to take final decision by that time. 4. In our view, considering the grounds mentioned in this application, we deem it proper to extend the time and accordingly, we grant time upto 31.08.2009 to the applicant to decide the pending cases. Attempt should be made to dispose off the said cases by 31.08.2009. Misc. Civil Application disposed off, accordingly. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. U. D. SALVI, J. ssm.