IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA **** WRIT PETITION NO. 101 OF 1999 1. Shri Uttam Parsekar, 2. Shri Ashok R. Mayankar, 3. Shri Mangesh G. Gaonkar, 4. Shri Anand S. Naik, 5. Shri Ganesh V. Rane, 6. Shri Vishnu H. Maleek, 7. Shri Sagund Lada Naik, 8. Shri Vithal B. Ghadi, 9. Shri Ramesh Uttam Gadekar, 10. Shri Ramakant M. Korgaukar, 11. Shri Ramnath S. Naik, 12. Shri Mahadev C. Mainkar, 13. Shri Barkelo P. Gaonkar, 14. Shri Appasabeb D. Rane, 15. Shri Sada B. Gaonkar, 16. Shri Ramakant Y. Mainkar, 17. Shri Chandrakant S. Sawant, 18. Shri Ramrao G. Rane, 19. Shri Vasudev Laximan Gawas, 20. Shri Narayan V. Parshekar, 21. Kum. Priti V. Gawas, 22. Shri Suryakant V. Gaonkar, 23. Shri Ladu V. Majik, 24. Shri Govind A. Gaonkar, 25. Shri Gurudas Laximan Gawas, 26. Shri Gurudas S. Gaonkar, 27. Shri Sankar Govind Gawas, - 2 - 28. Shri Vasant Babu Gaonkar, 29. Shri Shashikant G. Gaude, 30. Shri Shri Dasharath R. Gawas, 31. Shri Vaz Pascoal Xavier, 32. Shri Anil Krishna Parab, 33. Shri Manikrao R. Desai, 34. Shri Umesh G. Gawde, 35. Shri Narayan S. Gawas, 36. Shri Mahadev P. Parankar, 37. Shri Uday Sing Rane, 38. Shri Vagho Dhulo Himane, 39. Shri Rohidas Laxman Gawas, 40. Shri Sadanand Babu Malik 41. Shri Govind Narayan Gawde, 42. Shri Prabhakar Mahadev Gaonkar, and 43. Shri Shivaji Maya Ghadi, all major in age, presently working as Labourers, office of Dy. Conservator of Forest, Soil Conservation, Government of Goa, Ponda, Goa. ... Petitioners Versus 1. State of Goa, through its Chief Secretary, Government of Goa, Secretariat, Panaji, Goa, 2. The Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Goa, Department of Forest, Junta House, Panaji, Goa, and 3. The Dy. Conservator of Forest, Soil Conservator, Government of Goa, Ponda, Goa. ... Respondents. Shri A. B. D’Sa Advocate for the petitioners. Shri H. R. Bharne, Government Advocate for the respondents. - 3 - CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE : 19th January, 2004. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners states that in view of the statement made in the supplementary affidavit of Shri L. A. Ferrao dated 3rd September, 2003, he does not wish to press the petition. The learned counsel states, on instructions, that he wishes to withdraw the same. Petition allowed to be withdrawn. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. P. V. HARDAS, J. mc.