1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 227/2008 Golden Peace Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd., a Private Limited Company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 with its registered Office at 103, Shantivan, 2A, Rahejha Township, Malad (E), Mumbai 400 097 and local Office at the Majestic, Porvorim, Goa 403 521 represented herein through its duly authorized representative, Mr. Amrit Lal Sharma. ......... Petitioner. Versus. 1. State of Goa through the Chief Secretary, with Office at Secretariat, Porvorim, Bardez, Goa. 2. Chief Conservator of Forests, Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Gomantak Maratha Samaj Building, Panaji, Goa. 3. The Chief Town Planner, Town & Country Planning Department, Dempo Towers, Second Floor, Panaji, Goa. .......... Respondents. Ms. A. A. Razaq, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General, with Mr. M. Salkar, Advocate for the respondents. 2 CORAM : S.A. BOBDE & N.A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 21st April, 2008 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per S.A. BOBDE, J.) Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. There is no reason why the respondents should not consider grant of no objection certificate to the petitioner for extension of existing hotel "the Majestic", in view of the letter dated 27.2.08 written by the Dy. Conservator of Forests, Planning & Statistics, Panaji, Goa clearly stating that the proposed extension of the existing Majestic hotel falls outside the demarcated private forest area on ground. We see nothing in the order of this Court dated 2.7.2003 passed in Misc. Civil Application No.350/03 in Writ Petition No.286/03 which only places an embargo on development in the forest land. Rule disposed of accordingly. S.A. BOBDE, J. N.A. BRITTO, J. ssm.