IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 7530 of 2004 1. Babu Bhiwa Patil and others ..Petitioners vs. 1. State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents Shri L.S.Gaikwad for petitioners Shri V.P.Malvankar, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ 1st December,2004 1st December,2004 1st December,2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in State of Kerala and others Vs. M.Bhaskaran Pillai and another; AIR 1997 SC 2703 prayer of the petitioners for restoration of the land cannot be granted. However, it is made clear that in case the Government decides to auction the land, it will be open for the petitioners to participate in such auction. 2. Petition is disposed of. 3. Parties to act on authenticated copy.