IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8904 OF 2009 Kashtakari Sanghatana & Ors. ...Petitioners. v. Project Officer, Dapchari Dairy Project ...Respondents. Mr. Mihir Desai , adv. For the Petitioners. Mr. V.S.Masurkar, AGP with Mr.S.N.Patil, AGPs For the Respondent/State. CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 9th December , 2009 P.C. 1 Rule. Heard forthwith. 2 Petitioner No.1 and persons listed at Exhibit A to the petition have filed this petition claiming that they should be similarly considered in terms of the judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No.2559 of 2000 Kashtakari Sanghatna & Ors. Vs. Project Officer, Dapchari Dairy Project & Ors. decided on 1st March, 2007. Persons listed at Exhibit A to the petition have made the applications. Applications of these petitioners can be disposed off in terms of the directions issued in Writ Petition No.2559 of 2000 which are as follows: a In the circumstances, Respondent No.2 shall appoint an - 2 - officer who will determine whether or not in respect of each of the petitioners the encroachment existed as on the cut-off date viz. 14.4.1991. In respect of those petitioners who are within the cut-off date, the respondent shall give the benefit of the said G.Rs. dated 27.12.1978 and 28.11.1991. b Till the decision and for a period of four weeks thereafter, the Respondents shall maintain status quo in respect of the lands occupied by the petitioners if the order/findings are against the petitioners. The writ petition is accordingly disposed off. There shall be no order as to costs. (J.H. BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)