214wp4173.07.sxw 1 . IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.4173 of 2007 (Bhoomi Mukti Morcha and Ors. vs. State and Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: D.D.Sinha & A. P. Bhangale, JJ. Date : 21/04/2009. Heard Mr. R. B. Dhore, Adv. for petitioners and Mrs.Dangre, Additional Government Pleader for Respondents. Counsel for petitioners has submitted that, in the present petition, petitioner is claiming implementation of Government Resolutions dt. 9.3.2007 and 23.4.2007 issued by the State of Maharashtra which provide certain protection to the tribals/persons dwelling in the forest area. The Assistant Government Pleader has submitted that now “the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006” (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 2006”) has come into force and provisions of this Act are applicable to the Scheduled Tribe and other traditional forest dwellers. Counsel for petitioner seeks permission to withdraw 214wp4173.07.sxw 2 . present petition with liberty to approach the competent Authority under the Act of 2006 for redressal of their grievance and prayed that if petitioner and others those who approach the competent Authority under the Act of 2006, said Authority may be asked to consider and decide the rights of such forest dwellers in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 2006. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of as ‘withdrawn’ with liberty, as prayed for. If the Scheduled Tribe or other traditional forest dwellers approach the competent Authority under the Act of 2006, we expect the said Authority to consider their grievances in accordance with law and take appropriate decision as per the provisions of said Act as well as other law, which is for the time being in force and is applicable in this regard. JUDGE JUDGE jais