IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2957 OF 2005 Shri Rauji Vitthal Nare...... .... Petitioner V/s Taluka Inspector of Land Record Deogad, Sindhudurg & Ors.. Respondents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Office Notes, Office ) Court's or Judge's Orders Memoranda of Coram, appearances ) Court's orders or directions and ) Registrar's orders. ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Petitioner in person. CORAM: V.G. PALSHIKAR AND D.B. BHOSALE, JJ. 13.9.2005. PC: By this petition the petitioner seeks a direction to respondents to issue certified copy of Gat-Book pertaining to his land. He also prays for a direction to respondents to update and maintain the Gat-Book in respect of lands in the office of the Talathi of different villages. 2. Notice why the petition should not be admitted was issued and a detailed affidavit is filed by the Taluka 1 Inspector of Land Records, Deogad, District Sindhudurg. In para 10 of the affidavit the Taluka Inspector has stated thus: “I say that the reconstruction of Gat Book has been taken up and is being done by the existing staff. As also in individual case if the old record is destroyed or tattered, there on the basis of available record and area in 7/12 extracts of the various holder and existing boundaries on measurement of the entire survey number the boundaries of the hissas in the requisite survey number would be fixed that as per the circular of the Settlement Commissioner and Director of Land Record.” It is then observed that the records for the past years would also be reconstructed. 3. In view of this candid statement on affidavit, in our opinion, no further directions are necessary. Hence writ petition stands disposed of. 4. Taking into consideration the problem that the petitioner was required to face we direct the State to pay cost of Rs.1000/- to the petitioner. 2 13.9.05 3