IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2303 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO.2303 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO.2303 OF 2007 Prabhat (Stove & Lamp) Products Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. ..Petitioners. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.Madhur Rai i/b. M/s.Negandhi S & H for petitioners. Mrs.P.A.Purandare for B.M.C. Mr.Pradeep Jadhav, A.G.P. for State. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J.AND CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J.AND CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J.AND J.P.DEVADHAR, J. J.P.DEVADHAR, J. J.P.DEVADHAR, J. DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2008. P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. It cannot be disputed that the controversy in the present case is squarely covered by the Judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of M/s.Girnar Traders M/s.Girnar Traders M/s.Girnar Traders V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. reported in 2007(6) 2007(6) 2007(6) Supreme Court 25 Supreme Court 25 Supreme Court 25, wherein the Court held as under:- "....The making of an application to the State Government for acquisition of the land would not be a step for acquisition of the land under reservation. Sub-section (2) of section 126 leaves it open to the State Government either to permit the acquisition or not to permit, considering the public purpose for which the acquisition is sought for by the authorities. Thus, the steps towards acquisition would really commence when the State Government permits the acquisition and as a result thereof - = : 2 : = - publishes the declaration under Section 6 of the LA Act. " 2. This petition is thus disposed of in terms of the Judgment of the Supreme Court. The petitioners are entitled to the reliefs as prayed. 3. Parties to bear their own costs. CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE CHIEF JUSTICE J.P.DEVADHAR, J. J.P.DEVADHAR, J. J.P.DEVADHAR, J.