1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1046 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.1046 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.1046 OF 2008 Anish Co-op. Housing Society Limited. .. Petitioner. vs. The Uppr Collector & Competent Authority & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. S.M. Oka i/by M.D. Modgi for Petitioner. Mr. V.S. Masurkar, Govt. Pleader for R. No.1. Mr. A.S. Rao for R. No. 2. Mr. R.S. Apte for Respondent no.3. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 15TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. . Heard. 2. The petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission itself as the limited relief sought by the petitioner is in the form of a writ of mandamus 2 directing the respondent no. 1 to decide the reference made by the petitioner on 29.1.2008 which is annexed as Exhibit "F" expeditiously in accordance with law. 3. The learned Government Pleader submits that the respondent no. 1 be granted sufficient time to dispose of the reference as the matter will have to be decided on giving due opportunity to the parties which will take some time. 4. In our opinion, the reference is required to be decided expeditiously considering the nature of controversy. Therefore, we direct the respondent no. 1 to dispose of the reference within a period of six weeks from the dale of first appearance of the parties before it. Needless to say that the respondent no. 1 would give opportunity to the parties of hearing and decide the reference by passing a speaking order. We expect the parties to cooperate with the competent authority in deciding the reference. 5. The petition stands disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. 6. The petitioner to communicate this order to respondent no. 1. On such communication of the order, the respondent no. 1 would fix the date of appearance of the parties by giving notice to all concerned. The petitioner is at liberty to seek interim relief from 3 the competent authority in case the competent authority is not in a position to dispose of the reference within six weeks which shall be decided in accordance with law. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.)