1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5436 OF 2007 Venutai Shantaram Tambada ...... Petitioner. V/s The Collector, Thane Dist. Thane & Ors. ....... Respondents. ----- Mr. A.J. Almeida for the Petitioner. Mr. A.H. Palekar, AGP for the respondents. ------ CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATE : 23rd January, 2008. P.C.: The learned Assistant Government Pleader states on inquiry that the Petitioner has been found eligible to receive the compensation. He further submits that because the scheme is funded by the Central Government, approval of the Central Government for payment of compensation is necessary and, therefore, the papers have been sent to the Central Government for approval in case of the Petitioner and other similarly situated persons who have been held eligible to receive the compensation. He submits that as soon as the approval of the Central Government is received, the Petitioner and the other persons who have been found 2 eligible to receive the compensation would be paid their compensation. He further states that this would be done as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, within a period of six months from today. Statement is accepted. In view of this statement, on motion made by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Petition is permitted to be withdrawn. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)