:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 765 OF 2011 Mr. Joel Mendes, age 28 years, Advocate, resident of Flat No.1, Shantadurga Apartments, Dr. Miguel Miranda Road, Tembivaddo, Margao Goa. … Petitioner V e r s u s 1. Mr. Narayan M. Khatare, age about 50 years, resident of behind Shantadurga Apartments, Dr. Miguel Miranda Road, Tembivada, Margao Goa. 2. Margao Municipal Council Represented by the Chief Officer, Municipality Building, Margao Goa. 3. The Municipalities Appellate Tribunal Administrative Tribunal, Panaji Goa. … Respondents Mr. Nigel Da Costa Frias, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M. S. Joshi, Advocate for respondent no.1 Shri P. Arolkar, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM : F. M. REIS, J DATE : 8 th DECEMBER, 2011 . ORAL JUDGMENT Heard Shri Nigel Da Costa Frias, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Shri M. S. Joshi, learned Counsel :2: appearing for respondent no.1 and Shri P. Arolkar, learned Counsel appearing for respondent no.2. 2. Rule. Heard forthwith by consent of learned Counsel. 3. Learned Counsel appearing for the respondents waive service. 4. The above petition challenges the order passed by the Appellate authority dated 08.11.2011 whereby the appeal preferred by the respondent no.1 came to be partly allowed and the matter was remanded to the Chief Officer to decide the complaint filed by the petitioner in accordance with law. 5. After hearing the matter for some time, the following order is passed by consent. O R D E R (i) The impugned order dated 08.11.2011 is quashed and set aside. (ii) The Municipal Appeal No. 5/2011 is restored to the file of Goa Municipalities Appellate Tribunal, Panaji. The Tribunal is :3: directed to decide the said appeal afresh after taking note of all the contentions of the parties on merits. (iii) Rule is made absolute in above terms. (iv) The petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. F. M. REIS, J at*