1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. P.I.L. NO. 22/2011 ( Suryakant s/o Gunwantrao Chandekar and ors. .vs. The State of Mah. And others ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 13, 2011 Heard Advocate Shri Alok Daga for petitioners, learned AGP Smt. K.S. Joshi, for respondents 1 and 3 and Advocate Shri M.I. Dhatrak for respondent no.2. Perused the respective reply affidavits. The facts prima facie show that D.P. Road is of width of 40 ft. and on spot the width available is only 25 ft. Reply filed by respondents no.1 and 3 also shows that there is some encroachments on that road which has resulted in congestion. Reply filed by respondent no.2 also shows that encroachers have approached S.D.O. for some modification in layout plan. In this situation, considering the fact that existing width of road as per development plan is 40 ft., encroachment is apparent. The respondents, therefore, shall take appropriate steps in accordance with law by giving opportunity to alleged encroachers and remove encroachment within a period of three months’ from 2 today. With this direction, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. Needless to mention that petitioners can approach again if cause subsists. JUDGE JUDGE halwai