gopi 1 pil-124-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY. APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.124 OF 2011 Anil Bapuso Yadav & Anr. ..Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents. Mr. Ashutosh Khandeparkar i/b. Khandeparkar & Associates for petitioners. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP for respondent State. CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J., & MRS. ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATED : 18 November 2011. P.C. Since the subject matter of this Public Interest Litigation is alleged illegality in allotment of land and alleged unauthorised construction thereon, which issues are pending before the Collector pursuant to the order of remand passed by the order dated 11 August 2011 of the Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune, it would be in the fitness of things if the Collector, Kolhapur, hears the petitioners particularly petitioner No.2 who is a resident of Gandhinagar where the land is situate. 2. The petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction that the Collector, Kolhapur, shall hear petitioner No.2 and other affected parties before taking a final decision in the matter. It will be open to gopi 2 pil-124-11 petitioner No.2 to raise all available contentions before the Collector, Kolhapur. 3. We may not be treated to have expressed any opinion on the merits of the controversy pending before the Collector and the Collector shall decide the matter in accordance with law. 4. In case the Collector finds that the construction being put up on the land in question is unauthorised or contrary to law, it will be open to the Collector to pass appropriate orders and take action in accordance with law. (CHIEF JUSTICE) (MRS. ROSHAN DALVI, J.)