IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 181 OF 2010 TALEIGAOCHE PORJECHO ADHAR A REGISTERED SOCIETY HAVING ITS OFFICE AT NEAR HOTEL MONTEIRO, ... Petitioner Versus THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER & ANR., ... Respondents Nigel Da Costa, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. Bandodkar, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondent no.1 and 2. Mr. Mahesh S. Sonak, Advocate for Respondent no.3 & 4. Coram:- A. S. OKA & F. M. REIS, JJ. Date:- 6th July, 2010 P.C: Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 2. The process of making revised development plan for Goa 2021 has commenced. A Notification dated 8th October, 2008 has been published by the Chief Town Planner in exercise of powers under section 13 of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act 1974. The Notification notes that the draft Revised Regional Plan for Goa 2021 had been approved by the Town and Country Planning Board. By the said Notification, comments in writing were invited on the said draft Revised Plan. The comments were to be submitted within a period of ninety days from the date of publication in the official Gazette. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that a copy of the draft Revised Regional Plan for Goa 2021 has not been forwarded to the third respondent, Village Panchayat. A writ of mandamus is prayed for directing the respondents nos.1 and 2 to forthwith forward the draft Revised Regional Plan to the third Respondent. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the third respondent is entitled to a copy of draft revised plan. He invited our attention to brochure prepared by the Task force constituted by the second respondent for preparation of draft. He invited our attention to clause 1.7 of the said brochure and submitted that a copy of the draft revised plan ought to have been provided to the third Respondent Panchayat. 5. We have considered the submissions. It is not in dispute that compliance has been made by the first and second respondents of the requirements of section 13 of the said Act of 1974 by publishing notice of the publication of the revised regional plan in the Government Gazette as well as in the local newspaper. The Gazette notification states that the revised plan is available for inspection at various places mentioned in the notification. There is no requirement of the statute of sending a copy of the revised plan to every Village Panchayat. What is stated in paragraph 1.7 of the Brochure is not a statutory requirement. We, therefore, cannot issue a writ of mandamus in favour of the third respondent for compelling the first and second respondent to provide a copy of the revised plan, as a matter of right. Therefore, the writ as prayed for, cannot be issued. There is no merit in the petition and the same is accordingly dismissed. A. S. OKA, J. F. M. REIS, J. ap/-