1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 964 OF 2010 Bhimsi Dharshi & Ors. .... Petitioners. vs. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation & Anr. ..... Respondents. Mr. S.B. Narade i/by M/s. M.P. Vashi & Asso. for petitioners. Ms. V.S. Gharpure, AGP., for respondents. CORAM : J.N. PATEL, ACTING, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 9TH JUNE, 2010. P.C. The petitioners have received notices issued under section 298 of the MMC Act by which they have been called upon to clear the areas or else the Corporation will take possession of the part of the building or extension so as to widen the public street. 2. In response to these notices, the petitioners have addressed letter dated 9.9.2009 to the Assistant Commissioner, P/South Ward of the 2 1st respondent Corporation. 3. Further, they have set out in the petition itself that their structures have been in existence for more than 40 to 60 years and if they are displaced they would be prejudicially affected as their livelihood is jeopardised. 4. Let the Assistant Commissioner P/South Ward (Respondent No. 2) treat this petition as a representation and after hearing concerned parties pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. The petitioner to communicate this order to the Assistant Commissioner P/South Ward. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. (J.N. PATEL, ACTING, C.J.) (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)