1 wp2276.2000.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2276 OF 2000 Null Bazar Municipal Stall Owners ) Association and Anr. )....Petitioners Versus Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation & Ors.)....Respondents ---- Mr.Prakash Mahadik for the petitioners. Ms.V.S.Gharpure for the respondent/MCGM. Ms.Madhubala Kajale AGP for the respondent/State. ---- CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ DATE : 8th December 2011. PC 1 The petitioners are doing their business in non-hawking zone. They are selling goods and commodities from their respective stalls of various sizes which according to them, permitted in non-hawking zone. The petitioners have filed this petition against the alleged action of the Corporation trying to 2 wp2276.2000.sxw demolish their stalls from the non-hawking zone. 2 The learned Counsel appearing for the respondent- Corporation states that the issue relating to the scheme of the hawking zones is pending in the Apex Court and the Apex Court had directed the formation of a Committee for hearing the grievances in respect of the hawking zones in particular wards. The said development, according to the learned Counsel, has taken place after the filing of the above petition. The learned Counsel for the respondent further states that the Apex Court has passed orders from time to time dealing with the said issue of the hawking zones in the city of Mumbai. In that view of the matter, the relief sought by the petitioners by way of the above petition cannot be granted. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the action of the Corporation not permitting them to do business from the non- hawking zone which has been located on Erskin Road, Bara Imam Road in “C” ward, Null Bazar, it would be open for them to approach the Committee constituted for the said purpose, if permissible under the orders of the Apex Court. If the petitioners 3 wp2276.2000.sxw are so entitled to approach the Committee, needless to say that the Committee would consider the grievance of the petitioners regarding the subject matter. 3 With the aforesaid observations, we dispose of the petition. Rule accordingly stands discharged. (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J) (P.B.MAJMUDAR,J)