1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9509 OF 2010 Agari Vidhyarthi Mandal, Bhiwandi Registered Charitable Trust .. Petitioner V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Udaipuri i/by M/s.Udaipuri & Co. for the Petitioners. Ms.P.s.Cardozo, AGP for the State. CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE: 20TH DECEMBER, 2010. P.C.: 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw this petition as the petitioner would like to pursue their representation with the Collector of Thane, requesting him to regularise the allotment of land in favour of the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner is willing to pay the appropriate price of the land prevailing at the relevant time or the the as may be fixed by the Collector. 2. If any representation is made in this behalf, the Collector may take an appropriate decision in accordance with law and the rules and the regulations. It is for the Collector to consider whether the land can be allotted to the petitioner if he is willing to pay the 2 price, as the petitioner is running the institution for the last more than 30 years. 3. The Collector shall take a decision within a period of three months from the date of representation. 4. It is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter and it is for the Collector to take an appropriate decision in accordance with law, and the rules and the regulations. Whatever may be the decision, it may be communicated to the petitioner. 5. Till the Collector takes a decision, status-quo prevailing with regard to the property may be maintained by all the concerned parties including the Tahasildar, and no coercive steps should be taken till the Collector takes a decision. 6. Subject to what is stated above, petition is disposed of. (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)