1 Wp9423-10 dmt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9423 OF 2010 Sunil Satish Gupta & Anr. ... Petitioners. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. Mr. A.R. Gole for petitioners. Ms. S.S. Bhende, AGP., for the respondents. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE : 4th FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C. The grievance of the petitioner is that the development permission is rejected by Khopoli Nagar Parishad only on the ground that the land is under reservation. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the reservation has already lapsed under Section 49 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966. Against the rejection of the development plan, the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the Director, Town Planning Konkan Division, Respondent No. 2 herein. In our view, instead of deciding other issues as to whether the petitioner can be given development permission straightaway in view of the lapse of the reservation, it would be just and proper to direct the respondent no. 2 to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case by 31.7.2011. The appeal may be decided in accordance with law after hearing 2 Wp9423-10 the petitioner and thereafter whatever decision may be, the same may be communicated to the petitioner to enable him to challenge the said decision in accordance with law. 2. Subject to what is stated hereinabove, the petition stands disposed of. 3. The learned AGP., to communicate this order to the Director concerned. (A.A.SAYED, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)