SSK/ 1 WP.3279.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3279 OF 2011 Shri Gorakh Chouhari Singh Since deceased through his legal heirs & representatives & Ors. ....Petitioners Versus Shri Lakhma Budhya Chaudhari Since deceased through his legal heirs & representatives & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Kishor S. Patil, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V. S. Gokhale, AGP for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & RANJIT MORE, JJ. DATED : 16th JUNE, 2011. P.C.: Leave is granted to amend and add Tahasildar as party respondent. 2. Only prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the application dated 28th June, 2010 which is annexed at Exhibit “B” to the petition may be directed to be decided by respondent no.5-Tahasildar. In the circumstances, we direct the respondent no.5 to decide the petitioners application dated 28th June, 2010 which is annexed at Exhibit “B” to the petition independently and in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of this order by him. SSK/ 2 WP.3279.11 3. We make it clear that we have expressed no opinion on the merits of the case and the application shall be decided by the Tahasildar independently and in accordance with law. 4. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. (RANJIT MORE, J.) (SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.)