- 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 3350 OF 2009 Kashinath Dhaku Kamble & Anr. ..Petitioners Vs. The Collector, Kolhapur & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Amit Borkar, for the Petitioners. Mr. C. R. Sonawane, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 08, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned AGP for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the communication dated 9-2-2009 issued by respondent No.2 whereby the petitioner has been communicated to comply with the deficiencies in his application dated 23-5-2008 submitted by the petitioner for allotment of alternate land. - 2 - 2. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner failed to submit certain documents to show his entitlement as project affected person under section 16(1) and 16(2) of the Maharashtra Resettlement of Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act 1986, and therefore, his claim for allotment of alternate land appears to have been rejected by the Collector and the Dy. Collector Resettlement of Projected Affected (Land), Kolhapur. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that in the impugned communication it is not mentioned which documents the petitioner was expected to produce in support of his claim before the authorities. It is further contended that petitioner is ready and willing to produce all necessary, requisite documents before the authorities in order to substantiate his claim for allotment of alternate land as project affected person. 4. The Assistant Government Pleader states that if the petitioner appears before the respondent No.2 on a particular date with the necessary documentary evidence in order to substantiate his claim as a projected affected person, the said evidence will be considered and - 3 - appropriate decision would be taken, in accordance with law as per procedure applicable in this regard, by following principles of natural justice. 5. In the back-drop of the above referred facts, no further action in the present writ petition is necessary. The same is disposed of accordingly. The petitioner shall appear before respondent No.2 on 25th January 2010. No fresh notice shall be issued to the petitioner. The impugned communication dated 9-2-2009 shall not come in the way of reconsideration of the application of the petitioner for allotment of alternate land by the respondent No.2, in accordance with law. Sd/- [D. D. SINHA, J.] Sd/- [ A. A. SAYED, J.]