1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4171 OF 2007 (Santosh s/o Kisandas Mahant and another vs. State and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 31, 2008 Heard Shri Muley, learned Counsel for the petitioners, Shri Sonak, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1 and 2, Shri Mahant, learned Counsel for the respondent no.3, Shri Parchure, learned Counsel for the respondent nos. 4 and 5 and Shri Badar, learned special Counsel for the respondent nos. 6 and 7. Shri Muley, learned Counsel for the petitioners, states that only grievance made in the petition is that respondent nos. 4 and 5 have encroached upon State Government's land bearing No.263 of village Parsodi, Tahsil Saoner. It is 2 contended that during pendency of the petition, petitioners have received information that the said land belongs to Forest Department and, therefore, appropriate direction in this regard may be given to the concerned respondents to initiate proceedings for removal of encroachment according to law. Shri Sonak, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1 and 2, states that respondent nos. 1 and 2 will verify this aspect and if the said land belongs to Revenue Department, the Revenue Department shall proceed against the concerned persons according to law. Similarly, Shri Badar, learned special Counsel for the respondent nos. 6 and 7, states that respondent nos. 6 and 7 will also verify this aspect and if said land belongs to Forest Department, the Forest Department shall proceed against the concerned persons according to law. In view of above referred statements of Shri Sonak, learned Assistant Government Pleader and Shri Badar, learned special Counsel, cause of action in the petition comes to an end. The petition 3 is disposed of accordingly. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. JUDGE JUDGE khj