IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 11 OF 2008 GOAN REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION LTD. AND ANR., ... Petitioners Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 5 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, Senior Advocate with Mr. Parinal Shroff, Mr. M. S. Sonak and Mr. P. S. Rao, Advocates for the Petitioners. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. L. Dharwadkar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 and 6. Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Ms. S. Mordekar, Advocate for Respondent No.5. Coram:- D. B. BHOSALE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 23rd January, 2008 P.C.:- Heard Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners, Mr. S. S. Kantak, learned Advocate General for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 and 6 and Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, learned Senior Counsel for Respondent No.5. The principal challenge in the petition is to the Order dated 15-11-2007, which according to the Petitioners was issued without notice and hearing the Petitioners. Learned Advocate General does not dispute the statement and on instructions states that Respondent No.2-Additional Collector shall withdraw the Order dated 15-11-2007 on or before Friday i.e. 25-1-2008 and shall pass fresh order after giving an opportunity of being heard to the Petitioners. In view of the statement made by learned Advocate General, Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners prays for withdrawal of this Writ Petition stating that all the contentions in the Writ Petition be kept open. Petition is allowed to be withdrawn. All contentions of the parties are kept open. We make it clear that the Petitioners shall not cut the hills without prior permission as required under Section 17-A of the Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974 and they shall also not start new construction, with or without plinth, on hilly area in survey Nos.95/1 and 96/1 until fresh orders are passed by the Additional Collector. The Additional Collector shall pass fresh orders within a period of four weeks from today. With these observations, Writ Petition is disposed of. Issue authenticated copy of the order to the learned Counsel. D. B. BHOSALE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.