1 wp-786-09.sxw dgm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 786 OF 2009 Ashok Kumar Goyal .... Petitioner vs City & Industrial Development Corporation Limited & ors. .... Respondents Mr. Raya D’souza with Mr. F. Dubhash i/by Pravin Mehta & Mithi & Co. for the petitioner. Mr. G.S.Hegde for CIDCO. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, AGP for respondents 2 to 4. Mr. B. D. Joshi for respondent no.5. CORAM: D. K. DESHMUKH & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATE : October 03, 2011 P.C.: Court cannot force any Government to acquire anybody’s land. It is upto the Government either to acquire or not to acquire the land. If the land holder wants that his land to be released from any reservation, there are remedies provided to him by law. If the Government wants to acquire the land, there are methods available to 2 wp-786-09.sxw the Government to acquire the land. No land holder can force the Government to acquire his land and pay the compensation. It is a matter absolutely in the discretion of the Government, whether to acquire the land or not to acquire the land. No mandamus to that effect can be issued. The Petition is rejected. No costs. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) (D. K. DESHMUKH,J.)