1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.138 OF 2009 Dr. Shailaja Avinash Patwardhan. .. Petitioner Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. .. Respondents -- Shri R.V. Samuel for the Petitioners. Ms Anjali Joshi for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Shri A.C. Singh i/by Shri D.R. Shah for Respondent Nos.3 and 4. -- CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J DATED : 20TH MARCH, 2009. P.C. It is stated on behalf of the Corporation that the application filed by the private Respondent shall be disposed of by the Corporation expeditiously and in accordance with law. 2. The Petitioners submit that they would also move an application for transfer of license in their favour. The application filed by the parties may be considered by the Corporation expeditiously and in accordance with law. We make it clear that this order of the Court need not be treated as direction for granting licence. The Corporation is free to take its own decision in accordance with law and it is obvious that the same should not be 2 treated as permission for running of the Nursing Home. 3. In view of the statement made by the learned Counsel appearing for the Corporation, nothing survives in this Petition and the same is hereby dismissed. The Corporation shall abide by its statement. 4. The Petition is disposed of in above terms with no order as to costs. CHIEF JUSTICE ` DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J