FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2608 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.2608 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO.2608 OF 2009 ------------------------------------:---------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : Court’s or Judge’s orders. coram, appearances, Court’s orders : or directions and Registrar’s : orders. : ------------------------------------:----------------------------------- Mr A.V.Anturkar i/b.Sugandh Deshmukh, for the petitioner. Mr V.P.Malvankar, AGP, for the respodents. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & D.B.BHOSALE,JJ. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & D.B.BHOSALE,JJ. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & D.B.BHOSALE,JJ. DATED: 17.03.2009 DATED: 17.03.2009 DATED: 17.03.2009. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGP for the respondents. This petition can be disposed of by giving direction to the respondents to decide an application dated 12.1.2009, which is at Exhibit-A-2 to this petition, within eight weeks. Mr Malvankar, learned AGP, has no objection for such coarse being adopted. We, therefore, direct the respondents to dispose of the application dated 12.1.2009 on merit after hearing the petitioner and after making appropriate enquiry. We make it clear that at this stage we are not aware in law as to whether the petitioner is entitled for regularisation or not and/or whether the petitioner is in physical possession of the property or not. Therefore, while making an enquiry the respondent-Revenue Officer should make an enquiry in respect of every aspect, namely, possession since when, and whether there is any Government Resolution or policy which permits regularisation. If there are any such directions from the Government, the respondent-officer can consider the case of the petitioner for regularisation on merit. This order shall not be taken as an instrument to influence officers to grant regularisation in favour of the petitioner. The petition is disposed of. (D.B.BHOSALE,J.) (S.B.MHASE,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.) (S.B.MHASE,J.) (D.B.BHOSALE,J.) (S.B.MHASE,J.)