1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.612 OF 2008 Shri Pandharinath P. Pai ..... Petitioner. V/s The Chief Executive Officer, Kulgaon-Badlapur Nagar Parishad, Badlapur & Ors. ...... Respondent. ----- Mr. B.A. Walimbe for the petitioner. Mrs. A.S. Pai, APP for the State. ------ CORAM: V.M. KANADE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2nd April, 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. By this Petition, the petitioner is seeking the following reliefs:- "(a) this Honourable Court may be pleased to issue 2 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ and / or Order and / or direction, directing the Respondent No.1 to take steps for demolishing the illegal construction made by Respondent No.3 over the Petitioner's property bearing Plot No.5, Survey No.29, Hissa No.1, situated within the limits of Kulgaon-Badlapur Muncipal Council; (b) this Honourable Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to grant police protection against the Respondent No.3 while constructing his compound wall for his property bearing Plot No.5, Survey No.29, Hissa No.1, situated within the limits of Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council; (c) costs of this Writ Petition may be awarded to the Petitioner; (d) any other just and appropriate relief under the circumstances which this Honourable Court deems fit and proper may please be granted." 2. The learned APP appearing on behalf of the State submits that the Petitioner has to make an application to the Commissioner of Police in accordance with the rules. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner will prefer an application 3 seeking police protection within two weeks from today. If such an application is received by the Commissioner of Police within two weeks, he shall decide the same as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within a period of two weeks thereafter in accordance with law. 3. Writ Petition is disposed of in the above terms. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (S. S. SHINDE, J.)