1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6914 OF 2011 Abhijit Subhash Gaikwad ..Petitioner versus Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Sabir Kumar i/b. DSK Legal for Petitioner. Mr. A. P. Kulkarni for Respondent No. 1. Mr. D. A. Dube for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : 08 September 2011. P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 and the learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 4. 2. The writ petition is directed against the communication dated 20th August 2010 issued by the respondent no. 1 whereby the petitioner was informed to stop the construction work. The counsel for the petitioner has submitted that against the said communication, the petitioner has filed a representation dated 9th June 2011 and 18th June 2011 before the respondent no.1 which is pending for decision. It is in these circumstances the counsel for the petitioner has prayed that direction be given to the respondent no. 1 to decide the said representation according to law within a stipulated period 2 by following principles of natural justice. The counsel for the respondent nos. 2 to 4 has submitted that the opportunity of hearing be given to these respondents before the respondent no. 1 takes a final decision on the representation submitted by the petitioner. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 states that the representation submitted by the petitioner shall be decided as per the directions of this Court by following principles of natural justice. The respondent no.1 shall grant reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as to the respondent nos. 2 to 4. 4. On the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition with direction to the respondent no.1 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 9th June 2011 and 18th June 2011 according to law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merits by following principles of natural justice within a period of six weeks from the date of communication of this Order. The petitioner and the representative of the respondent nos. 2 to 4 agree to appear before the Additional City Engineer of the respondent no.1 Corporation on 12th September 2011 at 11 O'clock. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.)