IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 426 OF 2009 MR. OLMIRO FRANCISCO AGNELO PINTO ... Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mrs. A. A. Agni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Shri P. Talaulikar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Shri N. Sardessai, Advocate for Respondent No.3. Shri V. A. Lawande, Advocate for Intervenor. Coram:- NARESH H. PATIL & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 2nd February, 2010 P.C.:- Respondent No.3 has filed affidavit-in-reply. In the said affidavit-in-reply in para 12, it is stated thus:- "I further say that the Government of Goa, vide Notification dated 11-01-2010 issued u/s 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894,has notified that lands under Survey Nos. 199/9(part) and 199/14(part) are likely to be needed for construction of road from Candolim Pilerne road to Peter Rodrigues house at Pinto's Waddo in village Candolim of Bardez Taluka. I further say that the Petitioner's land being under Survey No.199/14, the Petitioner has been shown as one of the interested persons, in the Schedule to the said Notification". The learned Counsel for Respondent No.3/Panchayat makes a statement that possession of the subject land will be taken in accordance with law. Learned Counsel further submits that Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act has already been issued on 11-1-2010. In the light of the reply filed and the statement made this Writ Petition stands disposed of. NARESH H. PATIL, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.