-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 938 OF 2007 Prasad Bhattacharya .... Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and another ... Respondents Mr. R.S. Deshpande for the petitioner. Mr. Milind More, Assistant Government Pleader, for the respondents. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE: JUNE 11, 2007. P.C. Notice to the respondents. The learned Assistant Government Pleader waives notice on behalf of respondents. 2. The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that they would look into the representation of the petitioner and decide the matter in accordance with law within eight weeks from today. Without going into the merits of the petition, we dispose of this writ petition directing the State to consider the case of the petitioner that a particular area should be declared as a slum development area in accordance with rules and its policies and pass appropriate orders within eight -2- weeks. Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction while leaving the parties to bear their own costs. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.