ssp 1 WP 532 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.532 OF 2011 Suresh Mohanlal Chhajed .....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ..... Respondents Mr.V.P.Sawant i/by Mr.Vinod Jadhav, for the petitioner. Ms.S.S.Bhende, AGP, for respondent Nos.11, 2 and 4. Mr.K.V.Saste, for respondent No.3. CORAM: P.B.MAJMUDAR & A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATE: 25th FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C. : 1. The grievance of the petitioner is regarding taking action on the basis of draft development plan submitted by Igatpuri Municipal Council. But, unfortunately, plan remained unsanctioned at the end of the Government since long and the Government has taken considerable time in not finalizing the same. 2. In this connection, a reply has been filed by Mr.Vijay Mahadev Gangavane, Assistant Director of Town Planning, Nashik. It is averred in the affidavit that Igatpuri Municipal Council vide a Resolution No.114 A, dated 31-07-1998, declared its intentions to prepare Development plan of additional area and the suggestions were also invited. It is further stated in the affidavit that the planning authority ssp 2 WP 532 of 2011 failed to perform its duty under Section 28(4) of M.R.T.P.Act, 1966 and the State Government appointed an Officer under Section 162 of the Act, to perform the duties of the planning authority. The said Officer submitted draft development plan of Igatpuri (Additional Area) for final sanction to the State Government and the latter after complying with the procedure as contemplated under Section 31 of the Act, will sanction the said Draft Development Plan as early as possible. 3. Learned AGP submitted that draft development plan shall be sanctioned as early as possible within a period of six months from today. Considering the fact that for want of sanction of final town development plan, there is an apprehension that illegal constructions may take place in the area in question and it is argued that infact it is going on, the State Government is directed to sanction draft development plan regarding the residential area expeditiously in any case within a period of six months from today. It should not be delayed beyond six months. 4. In view of what has been stated above, writ petition is disposed of. ( A.A.SAYED, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )