1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4417 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 4417 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 4417 OF 2005 Mr. Manubai Vadilal Shah ... Petitioner Versus The State of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Sandesh D. Patil for Petitioner. Mrs. M.P. Thakur, A.G.P. for R. Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 23, 2006 DATED : FEBRUARY 23, 2006 DATED : FEBRUARY 23, 2006 P.C. . The Petitioner claims by adverse possession in respect of certain lands. That party is not party in these proceedings. It is the case of the Petitioners that he has moved an application before the respondents and they are not being decided. . If the Petitioner obtains a declaration from a competent civil court as to ownership, it will be open; to him to take such steps in law, which he is entitled to, including the subject matter of this petition. With the above observations, Petition stands disposed of. (F.I. REBELLO,J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.) 2 (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,J.)