IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.95 OF 2003 Shyamarao Punjaji Chikhale ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. None for the Petitioner. CORAM: R.M. LODHA AND CORAM: R.M. LODHA AND CORAM: R.M. LODHA AND S.J.VAZIFDAR, JJ. S.J.VAZIFDAR, JJ. S.J.VAZIFDAR, JJ. DATED: 6TH JULY, 2006 DATED: 6TH JULY, 2006 DATED: 6TH JULY, 2006 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : No reply affidavit has been filed by the Respondents despite an opportunity having been granted to them. 2. The petitioner has alleged about the encroachment committed by Respondent No.6 on the Government land and the electricity theft. 3. The Respondent No.3 viz. the Tahsildar of Niphad, District Nasik, is directed to hold an enquiry into the alleged encroachment by Respondent No.6 on the Government land and, if ultimately it is found by the Tahsildar that Respondent No.6 has encroached upon the Government land, he is directed : 2 : to take appropriate action against Respondent No.6 in accordance with law. 4. As regards the electricity theft, we direct the Assistant Engineer, MSEB, Niphad, District Nasik, to hold an enquiry, and, if any substance is found in the allegations made by the petitioner, we direct the Electric Engineer, to take action against Respondent No.6, in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid observations, Writ Petition is disposed of. (R.M. LODHA, J.) (R.M. LODHA, J.) (R.M. LODHA, J.) (S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.) (S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.) (S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.)