IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 764 OF 2008 POLICE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY THROUGH SECRETARY AND ANR., ... Petitioners Versus VILLAGE PANCHAYAT NAGOA THROUGH SARPANCH AND 4 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. P. A. Kamat, Advocate for the Petitioners. Ms. S. Mordekar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for Respondents No. 2 & 3. Respondent No.4 in person. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 19th March, 2009 ORAL ORDER: Heard Shri Kamat on behalf of the petitioners. Respondent No.4 is present in person. She states that respondent no.5 is her husband who is duly served. None present for respondent no.1. Service is awaited. Ms. Mordekar appears on behalf of respondents nos. 2 & 3. For the view to be taken, the Court need not wait for respondent no.1-Panchayat to put up its appearance. 2. A show cause notice was issued by the Village Panchayat as regards alleged illegal construction carried out by respondents no. 4 and 5 in an open space. The Panchayat had issued a show cause against the said respondents. The same was challenged before the Additional Director, who held that the Sarpanch was not the proper authority to issue show cause notice and the same was required to be issued by the Secretary of the Village Panchayat after taking a proper resolution. However, the matter has ended there without any further direction having been given by the said Additional Director of Panchayat. The Panchayat is bound to take a decision in one way or the other into the compliant made by the petitioners, herein, regarding the said illegal construction carried out by respondents no.4 & 5. This be done by the Village Panchayat as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of 4 weeks. 3. Writ Petition disposed of in terms of prayer clause (b), with no order as to costs. Prayer clause (b) This Hon'ble Court be p leased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate order directing the respondents no. 1 to 3 to forthwith take action against illegal construction in open space done by respondents no. 4 & 5 in survey no. 36 of Village Nagoa, Salcete, Goa and demolish the same. N. A. BRITTO, J. NH