IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA LETTER PATENT APPEAL NO. 1 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 618 OF 2008 SHRI. AGNELO COLACO ... Appellant Versus THE SARPANCH VILLAGE PANCHAYAT OF CORTALIM AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. Rohit Bras De Sa, Advocate for the appellant. Coram:- P. B. MAJMUDAR & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 19th January, 2009 P.C. This letter patent appeal is directed against an order of the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No.618/2008. The grievance before the learned Single Judge was that since regularisation application is pending before the Panchayat, the time for removal of the alleged illegal construction should be extended. The learned Single Judge found that the Authority concerned had no statutory power to grant any extension. The learned Single Judge also found that the appellant waited for considerable time for the decision in the appeal, without applying for regularisation of the alleged illegal structure and it is only after the order was passed by the Addl. Collector, dismissing the appeal that the petitioner moved before the Authority for regularisation. Considering the reasoning given by the learned Single Judge, in our view, this is not a case where this Court should interfere in this letter patent appeal. The learned Single Judge has rightly found that the appellant herein had not even moved before the Authority with the reasonable time for regularisation of the construction in question. 2. We, accordingly, do not find any merit in this appeal. It is, however, clarified that if any application for regularisation is pending before the Panchayat, the Panchayat to process the application and take appropriate decision in accordance with law, expeditiously and whatever may be the decision, the same be informed to the appellant, without any unreasonable delay. Subject to what is stated hereinabove, the appeal is dismissed. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. ssm.