1 wp10245.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.10245 OF 2010 Santosh Jagdish Shetty : Petitioner V/s. St.Mary’s Education Society & Ors. : Respondents .... Mr.P.M.Havnur for the petitioner. Mr.P.S.Dani with Mr.Menek Kalyaniwalla and Mr.Agnel Carneiro i/b. M/s.Mulla & Mulla & CBC for resp. no.1. Mr.V.S.Gokhale, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for resp. nos.3 to 5. .... CORAM : D.D. SINHA & A.R.JOSHI, JJ. DATE : JULY 18, 2011. P.C.: Heard the leaned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respective respondents. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to submit representation to the Planning Authority i.e. the respondent no.2 within a period of two weeks for redressal of his grievance. It is further prayed that if such representation is made, direction to be given to the respondent no.2 to decide the same, 2 wp10245.10 in accordance with law, within a stipulated period. Since the petitioner is seeking permission to withdraw the petition with request to make a representation to the authority, it is for the authority to take into consideration the grievance of the petitioner, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard by following the principles of natural justice. 3. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondent no.2 to decide the representation of the petitioner, if submitted within two weeks, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard, by giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as those who are connected and interested in the issue in question and take a decision within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. Order accordingly. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (A.R. JOSHI, J.)