WP.1125/2010 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1125 OF 2010 New Paradise Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondent. ---- Mr. R.U. Singh, for the Petitioner. Mr. A.B. Ketkar, AGP for Respondent No.1. Ms. Geeta Joglekar, for Respondent-NMC. Mr. R.A. Rodrigues, with Mr. Yadav for Respondent Nos.6 and 7. ---- CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 19th JULY, 2010. P.C. 1] By this writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner-co-operative society has prayed for direction to the respondents-authorities (respondent nos.1 to 5 herein), and particularly respondent no.2-Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to demolish the illegal and unauthorised structures put up by respondent nos.6 and 7 on the open middle terrace of the petitioners’ building. 1 WP.1125/2010 2] Learned counsel appearing for respondent no.2- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai states that the Corporation has already issued show cause notice to respondent nos.6 and 7 under section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, and that reply from respondent nos.6 and 7 is awaited. Learned counsel appearing for respondent nos.6 and 7 states that his client will reply to the show cause notice within one month from today. 3] In view of the above statement made on behalf of respondent nos.6 and 7, we direct that respondent nos.6 and 7 shall submit their reply to the show cause notice within one month from today, and within two months thereafter the competent authority-the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai shall take decision in the matter in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, after giving an opportunity of hearing to respondent nos.6 and 7 and the representative of the petitioner-society. 4] The petition is disposed of with the above directions. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. 2