IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 581 OF 2007 GOA INN PVT. LTD. REPRESENTED BY MR. GURAV ... Petitioner Versus GOA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ... Respondent Mr. Sudin M. S. Usgaonkar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M. Salkar, AGA for the respondents. Coram:- D. B. BHOSALE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 21st January, 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Mr.Salkar, learned Government advocate at the outset submits that if the petitioner make fresh application seeking permission to use mesh wire fencing instead of barbed wire fencing, the respondents shall consider the said application on merits in accordance with law. Mr.Usgaonkar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall make such application, however, till the application is considered and decided by the respondents, the existing fencing may be protected and the concerned authority may be given directions to consider their application within time frame. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties we are satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice: The petitioner shall make an appropriate application to the respondents seeking permission to retain the existing mesh wire fencing within one week from today. If such an application is made by the petitioner, the respondents shall consider and decide it in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferrably within a period of four weeks thereafter. Till the application is made by the petitioner and is decided by the respondents the existing fencing is allowed to be retained. The impugned order dated 1st November, 2007 shall remain in abeyance till then. All contentions are kept open. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. D. B. BHOSALE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. hcs