1 CAI.107/2010 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 107 OF 2010 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 36 OF 2010 Smt. Nanda Rampal Valmiki & Ors. ..Applicants. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. ----- Mr.Vishwasrao Deokar with Ujwala S.Waychal, for Applicants. Mr. S.V. Sakhare, for the Petitioners. Ms. Jyoti Pawar, Additional GP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Uday Warunjikar, for Respondent No.5. ..... CORAM: MOHIT S. SHAH C.J. AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 1st JULY. 2010. P.C. 1] The applicants/Interveners claim to be authorized occupants of the land in question and on that basis pray that they be added as party- respondents. The applicants have further prayed that they are authorised occupants and order of eviction dated 22.4.2010 passed by the Authority may not be implemented till the disposal of the PIL. 2] Without going into the merits of the controversy between the parties, we direct respondent no.3-the District Collector, Solapur or officer authorised by the District Collector not below the rank of Deputy Collector 2 CAI.107/2010 to examine the claim of the applicants and also whether the applicants are authorised occupants of the land in question. 3] As far as the other persons to whom the notices are issued by the Authority with regard to unauthorised occupancy, the concerned Authority shall proceed with the eviction proceedings. 4] Till the applicants’ claim is examined by the District Collector or his authorised officer, applicants shall not be evicted. This direction is given in view of the assurance given by the learned counsel for the applicants that they will co-operate with the Collector or the authorised officer in completion of the inquiry in the applicants’ claim. Inquiry to be completed within four weeks. 5] Civil Application stands disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.