1 pdp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2313 OF 2008 Zaibunnissa Mohd. Memon ..Petitioner Vs. 1. Competent Authority and ors. ..Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2314 OF 2008 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 162 PF 2009 Shri Arif Essa Merchant ..Petitioner Vs. 1. Competent Authority and ors. ..Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2315 OF 2008 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 172 OF 2009 Smt. Nazma Aslam Merchant ..Petitioner Vs. 1. Competent Authority and ors. ..Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2316 OF 2008 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 159 OF 2009 Firoz Mohammed Memon ..Petitioner Vs. 1. Competent Authority and ors. ..Respondents 2 Mr. Adhik Shirodkar, Senior Advocate, Mr. Nihar Ghag, Mr. Girish Pikale, Mr. Dewart Dhankar, Mr. Mayur Shanbhag i/by S.V. Pikale and Co. for petitioner in all the matters. Mr. J.C. Satpute for respondent no.1 in all the matters. Mr. H.V. Mehta for respondent no.2 in all the matters.. Mr. P.A. Pol, In-charge P.P. for State in Cri.W.P.No. 2313/08. Mr. V.B. Konde-Deshmukh, APP for State in Cri.W.P. No. 2314/08. Smt.V.R. Bhosale, APP for State in Cri.W.P. No. 2315/08. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for State in Cri.W.P. No. 2316/08. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & SMT. ROSHAN DALVI, JJ. August 12, 2009. P.C.: For the reasons set out in our order passed today in Criminal Writ Petition No. 2312 of 2008, these petitions also must fail at the threshold and the same are hereby rejected summarily. The petitioners to appear before the Competent Authority on 17/8/2009 and are at liberty to furnish all the details/documents as set out in the subsequent notice dated 22/5/2009 and 15/6/2009. The competent authority shall hear the petitioners and consider the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Aslam’s case while passing the final order about the forfeiture of the property or properties. Criminal Application Nos. 162, 172 and 159 of 2009 do not survive and shall stand disposed as such. (SMT. ROSHAN DALVI,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)