1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6294 OF 2008 ALONGWITH WRIT PETITION NOS. 6300 & 6311 OF 2008 Umesh Shrikant Shetye ).......Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & anr.)..... Respondant. Mr. Rakesh Bhatkar i/b S.S. Punde for the Petitioner. Mr. N.N. Gavankar a/w. Arfan Sait for Respondent no.2 in W.P. 6294/08. Mr. N.N. Gavankar a/w. Arfan Sait for Respondent no.2-8 in W.P. 6311/08. Mr. V.S. Masurkar GP for State. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J., & A.P. DESHPANDE, J. DATED: 08th SEPTEMBER, 2008. P.C.: 1. All these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction that the Divisional Officer, Konkan Division shall consider the request of the petitioner in accordance with the law and policy of the State and pass appropriate order within four weeks from today. The proceedings before the Collector to continue. However if the final order is passed, the same order be not given 2 effect for a period of four weeks. All these writ petitions are therefore disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE A.P. DESHPANDE, J.