IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 450 OF 2008 SHRI. GOVIND GAJANAN MANJREKAR AND 4 ORS., ... Petitioners Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 8 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. V. R. Tamba, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Mr. P. Lotlikar, Advocate for Respondent no. 8. Coram:- A. P. DESHPANDE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 5th December, 2008 P.C. During pendency of the Petition, a notification under Section 4 of the Ground Water and Regulation Act 2002, has been issued on 05.11.2007 and, it seems, that the Petitioners were not aware of the same. According to the Petitioners, the fact of issuance of notification under Section 4 was brought to the notice by the learned Advocate General after filing of the Writ Petition. 2. Be it as it may, to some extent, the Petition has already served its purpose. The learned Counsel for the Petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the Writ Petition with liberty to approach the Ground Water Officer, which is an Authority to entertain the grievances under the Act, by moving an appropriate application voicing their grievances. We permit the Petitioners to withdraw the Petition with liberty to approach the Authority i.e. Ground Water Officer under the Act by making an appropriate application. It is made clear, that all the contentions raised in this Petition are left open to be agitated before the Authority concerned. The learned Advocate General appearing for the State assures this Court that the application that the Petitioners propose to move will be dealt with as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with law. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition stands disposed off as withdrawn. A. P. DESHPANDE, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. arp/*