1 ndm 914 wp.7933.10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7933 OF 2010 Ramchandra Sahebrao Thombare and ors Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr. Sanjeev P. Kadam for the Petitioners. Ms. P.S.Cardozo, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 10th December, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners and the learned AGP for the Respondents. 2 Perused the photo copies of the relevant documents on record. By the impugned order dated 18th January, 2010, application dated 6th October, 2002 made by the Petitioners has been rejected on the ground that at the time of implementation of the consolidation scheme, the exchange / change has been effected on the basis of the consent of the Petitioners. The perusal of the relevant documents on record does not show any such consent. The issue where there was any consent by the Petitioners is required to be decided after holding a detailed inquiry. In the circumstances, the only option left is to set aside the impugned order and to direct the Deputy Director of Land Records to reconsider the application dated 6th October, 2002. He will have to pass an appropriate order thereon in 2 accordance with law. 3 Hence, petition is disposed of by passing the following order: i. The impugned order dated 18th January, 2010 is hereby set aside ; ii. The Deputy Director of Land Records shall consider afresh the application dated 6th October, 2002 made by the Petitioner in the light of the observations made in this order ; iii. Appropriate order shall be passed on the said application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from the date on which the authenticated copy of this order is produced before the Deputy Director of Land Records ; iv. The petition is disposed of on above terms. [ A.S.OKA, J ]