- 1 - Writ Petition No.7582/2009 Heard counsel for the parties. The limited grievance made in this petition is that the petitioners have submitted proposal to the respondent no.3, however, the same has remained pending without any decision. The petitioners may re-submit the proposal to the respondent no.2 within two weeks from today, which will have to be decided by the respondent no. 2, who is the competent authority, on it sown merits. It will be open to the Authority to consider whether the alleged encroachment made by the petitioners can be regularized or otherwise. In the event the proposal is rejected, the competent authority shall record reasons for such rejection. If the rejection order becomes final, the petitioners will be obliged to remove the encroachment within the time specified by the competent authority. The competent authority shall dispose of the proposal within four weeks from the date of its presentation. It is made clear that if the petitioners fail to submit the proposal within two weeks as per the liberty given in this order, the Corporation will be free to proceed against the petitioners with regard to the property in question in accordance with law. In the event the proposal is to be rejected, - 2 - no precipitative steps be taken for a period of two weeks from the date of service on any one of the petitioners of the said decision to enable the petitioners to carry the matter in appeal and/or appropriate proceedings, if so advised. Petition disposed of on the above terms. (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.) (S.S. Shinde, J.) Dt/- 15.01.2010 ndk/c1511011