IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 22 OF 2011 SHRI. VISHNUDAS VOICUNT SINAI TALAULIKAR REP. BY HIS CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY-SHRI. ANIL V.S. TALAULIKAR ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. G. B. Kamat, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A. Kakodkar, Additional Government Advocate for respondent nos.2 and 3. Mr. C. A. Ferreira, Public Prosecutor for respondent no.1. Mr. R. Naik, Advocate for respondent no.4. Coram:- A. P. LAVANDE, J. Date:- 28th July, 2011 P.C. Heard Mr. G. B. Kamat, learned Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Kamat, appearing for the petitioner states that appellate authority has wrongly mentioned in para 2 of the order failure to comply will attract provision under sub-section (3) of Section 12-A of the Goa Preservation of Trees(Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Tree Officer or the Deputy Collector Concerned shall take all reasonable steps to cut or remove such tree at the expense of the petitioner when in fact petitioner has been directed to cut branches of the trees. 3. Learned Counsel for the respondents fairly concede that there is error in the impugned order as submitted by learned Counsel for the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, in impugned order in para 2 in place of trees, the words branches of trees shall be substituted. Impugned order stands modified accordingly. 5. In view of modification of the order Mr. Kamat seeks leave to withdraw the petition. Leave granted. Petition stands disposed of. A. P. LAVANDE, J. vn