AJN 15-AS-CRIPIL11.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.11 OF 2011 Indian Peoples Tribunal. ... Petitioners Vs. The Collector – Ratnagiri & Ors. ... Respondents Ms. Gayatri Singh for the petitioners. Mr. Ravi Kadam, Advocate General with Mr. P.A. Pol, Public Prosecutor for the respondents. CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J. DATED : 15TH JULY, 2011. P.C.:- 1. The petitioners, who are claiming to be a Non-Governmental Organization, have prayed for a direction to the respondent-authorities : (1) The Collector, Ratnagiri, The Superintendent of Police and (3) The State of Maharashtra to provide permission and necessary assistance to allow the petitioners to conduct a public meeting on 6th and 7th March, 2011 at Village Mithgavane in Ratnagiri District. 2. The petition has, by now, become infructuous. However, learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners will submit another application to respondent no.1 – The Collector/District Magistrate, Ratnagiri seeking such permission for conducting a public meeting. AJN 15-AS-CRIPIL11.11 2 3. Learned Advocate General states that if such an application is made, the Collector/District Magistrate shall consider the same in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits at this stage that the petitioners will give an advance notice of about five weeks for seeking such permission and that the Collector/District Magistrate may consider such application expeditiously. 5. Learned Advocate General states that the Collector/District Magistrate will endeavour to consider and decide such application within three weeks from the date of receipt of such application. 6. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. [CHIEF JUSTICE] [MRS. RANJANA DESAI, J.]