IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 756 OF 2010 M/S. SHIVA GOA PALACE PVT. LTD., ... Petitioner Versus GOA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY THROUGH ITS MEMBER SECRETARY AND 2 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. M.S. Sonak, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.S. Kantak, Advocate General with Mr. A. Kamat, Additional Govt. Advocate for Respondent No. 1. Mr. C.A. Ferreira, Assistant Solicitor General for Respondent No. 2. Ms. N. Alvares Advocate for Respondent No. 3. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 18th April, 2011 P.C.:- In this matter, an affidavit was filed on behalf of the first Respondent stating that the vacant plots for construction of hotels have been identified and presently the information is being plotted on Survey sheets by the Agency appointed and the said task is expected to be completed within the next few days. This statement was made on affidavit on 24-01-2011. 2. On instructions, learned Advocate General states that this process has been completed, but, what remains to be done is to declare a policy permitting setting up of hotels on vacant plots. 3. Further, the learned Advocate General states that as far as the subject plot is concerned, this is an open land and the Respondent No. 1 will process the application made by the Petitioner within a period of eight weeks from today and such processing will be done in consonance with the applicable policy including the one which will be framed and declared by filing an affidavit in the Court. 4. In the light of the statements made the apprehension of the Respondent No. 3 that Petitioner's application will be accepted straightaway is not well founded. The Petitioner cannot commence the construction and set up a hotel straightaway unless its application is in tune with the new policy and is granted. 5. In such circumstances, statements made by the learned Advocate General are accepted and we dispose off this petition. But, we clarify that we have not gone into the rival contentions and they are kept open and may be raised at an appropriate stage. 6. Writ Petition stands disposed off. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. F. M. REIS, J. EV