1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITIONS NO.20 & 21/2010 WRIT PETITION NO.20/2010 Mr. Ramprassad S. Dessai and anr. .... Petitioners. V/s. State of Goa and others. .... Respondents. WRIT PETITION NO.21/2010 Mrs. Preeta P. Prabhu and anr. .... Petitioners. V/s. State of Goa and others. .... Respondents. Mr. J. A. Lobo, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S. Bandodkar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondents No.1 to 7. Mr. D. Shirodkar, Advocate for respondent No. 8. Mr. P.A. Kamat, Advocate for respondent No.9. CORAM :- A.S. OKA & F.M. REIS, JJ. Date :- 15th June, 2010. P.C. :- The learned Counsel appearing for the ninth respondent points out that Land Revenue Appeal No.45/09, preferred by the ninth respondent arising out of the partition proceedings, is pending before the Administrative Tribunal of Goa, at Panaji. The learned Counsel 2 appearing for the petitioners states that in view of the pendency of the said appeal, the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the Writ Petitions with liberty to apply in the said pending appeal for impleadment as parties. It must be noted here that the learned Addl. Govt. Advocate stated that the State Government is not in a position to comply with the order dated 17th March, 2010. He stated that the acquisition is of the year 1973 and the old record pertaining to the said acquisition is not traceable. The statement of the learned Addl. Govt. Advocate is accepted. 2. The writ petitions are, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. It will be open for the petitioners to apply before the Administrative Tribunal in the pending appeal seeking permission either to intervene or for impleadment as parties. If such an application is made, the same shall be decided on its own merits. All contentions raised by the petitioners in these petitions are expressly kept open. 3. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners states that he will make necessary application before the Administrative 3 Tribunal within two weeks from today. The said application shall be decided expeditiously. The appeal shall be decided within 8 weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the Administrative Tribunal. A.S. OKA, J. F.M. REIS, J. ssm.