1 wp1039.11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1039 OF 2011 Shri Abhay Padmakar Gandhalikar & Ors. ..Petitioners Vs. The Malegaon Municipal Corporation & Anr. .. Respondents Mr. M.M. Sathaye for the Petitioner. Mr. S.S. Patwardhan for the respondents. CORAM : P.B. MAJMUDAR AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 10TH FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C. 1. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondent- corporation had taken the decision to allot the galas to the petitioners on first come first basis. However, now, inspite of the fact that the deposit amounts have been taken from the petitioners the galas are not given to the petitioners and galas are likely be given to 3rd parties by the developer, who has come into the picture. 2. It is submitted in this behalf that the representations which are at pages 30 to 32 dated 21st August, 2008, 21st January, 2009 and 24th December, 2010 are already submitted to the Commissioner, Malegaon 2 wp1039.11.sxw Municipal Corporation. It is submitted that the representations are not decided till today. 3. Since the petitioners representations are still pending and are not disposed of for one or the other reason, the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation may take decision on the representations within a period of 4 weeks from today. At the time of deciding the representations the aspect regarding alleged illegality, as well as the fact that the petitioners have paid deposit amounts shall be considered and appropriate decision may be taken on representations and same may be communicated to the petitioner No.1, which may be treated as it is communicated to all the petitioners. While deciding the representations the hearing to the petitioner No.1 be given, which may be treated as hearing given to all petitioners. The learned Counsel for the petitioners state that if the hearing is given to the petitioner No.1 and order is communicated to the petitioner No.1 it will be treated as communicated to all the petitioners. 4. Till the decision is taken, status quo regarding galas be maintained by the respondents. ( A.A. SAYED, J. ) (P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.)