1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6750 OF 2007 Parshuram Vitthal Chaudhari and Ors. .. Petitioners Versus Munshi Dayashankar Lal (deceased) by his legal heirs Mrs.Subhadra Dayashankar Lal Munshi and Ors. .. Respondents Mr.G.S.Bhat for petitioners Mr.Abhay Patki with Mr.R.D.Mishra & R.P.Singh for respondent Nos. 1 to 9 Ms.P.S.Cardozo, A.G.P. for Respondent No.10 CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 1st April 2008 P.C. . The petitioners are challenging the order passed by the Appellate Authority on 27th April 2007 which is in the following terms:- 2 ". The impugned slum area declaration dated 4th August 1978 bearing No.SLM-IMP-C.A.I. 17B, published in Maharashtra Government Gazette dated 7th August 1978 is hereby set aside in sofar as it relates to the property comprised in S.No.85 Hissa No.1, C.T.S.No.278, 1301, 1301/1 to 5, 1302, 1302/1 to 6, 1303, 1303/1 to 5, 1304, 1304/1 to 4, 1305, 1305/1 to 5, 1306, l1306/1 to 7 of village Kanjur, Taluka Kurla, Mumbai Suburban district, lying and situate at Munshi Mahal, Pratap Nagar Road, Bhandup (West), Mumbai 400 078 and the appeal is remanded to the competent authority for a fresh inquiry after issuing preliminary show cause notice to the appellants and all the concerned affected and interested persons and the respondent competent authority is directed to hold a fresh inquiry by following the principles of 3 natural justice and to give adequate opportunity of hearing to the appellants and occupants of the said property and to the concerned persons and pass a proper speaking order on merits in accordance with law expeditiously, if it is found by it that the slum declaration in respect of the said property is 4/S 4(1) of the M.S.A. (I.C. & R) Act is necessary." 2. The only anxiety of the petitioners slum dwellers is that the matter was remanded once by this Court and later on after the remand, it has been remitted back by the appellate authority to the competent authority for passing orders afresh. The matter is still at the preliminary stage of an enquiry to find out as to whether the property can be declared as a slum or not. 3. From 27th April 2007, the matter is pending before the competent authority and there 4 is no progress. 4. On the last occasion, I had orally directed learned A.G.P. to seek instructions from the competent authority and make a statement before this Court with regard to enquiry. She submits that the enquiry is pending. 5. At this stage Mr.Bhat prays that some directions be issued for expeditious conclusion of the matter and the petitioners will be satisfied and in that event they will not press this petition. 6. In the light of the fact that the matter is going on from 1978 as is observed by the Appellate authority and there is a complaint with regard to alleged lack of basic amenities, it is directed that the competent authority shall conclude the enquiry pending before it as expeditiously as possible and within a period of 5 six weeks from today. Petition disposed of. (S.C.Dharmadhikari, J)