1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 47 OF 2008 Smt. Muktabai Mukteshwar Dessai, Wife of shri Mukteshwar Dessai, Major of age, Residing at House No. E4/258, Porbavaddo, Calangute Bardez-Goa. .... Petitioner V/s 1. Hon'ble Administrative Tribunal Through its president, having its office at 2nd Floor, Vaidya Building, Near Market, Panaji Goa. 2. Smt. Rupa Chodankar Residing at House No. 2/192, Naik Wadda, Calangute, Bardez Goa. 403516. 3. Smt. Amita Govekar, Residing at House No. E4/216B, Prabhu Wadda, Calangute Bardez-Goa. 403516. 4. Smt. Candida Fernandes, Residing at House No. E4/72, Prabhu Wadda, Calangute Bardez-Goa. 403516. 5. Smt. Rekha Shirodkar Residing at Hoyuse No. E4/198, Prabhu Wadda, Calangute Bardez-Goa. 403516. 6. Smt. Poonam Dessai Residing at House No. E4/12, Prabhu Wadda, Calangute Bardez-Goa. 403516. 7. Smt. Jyoti Korgaonkar, Residing at House No. E4/219, Prabhu Wadda, Calangute Bardez-Goa. 403516. 8. The Mamlatdar and Returning Officer Bardez Block-I, for Village Panchayat of Calangute, 2 Ward II, Mapusa, Bardez Goa. 9. State of Goa, Through its Chief Secretary, Secretariat Building, Porvorim, Goa. .... Respondents Mr. R.S. Sardessai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. G. Shirodkar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for Respondents No. 1,8 & 9. CORAM : S.A. BOBDE, J. DATE : 28 th APRIL, 2008 ORAL JUDGMENT : Rule returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. Following order is passed: Respondent no. 1 is directed to decide the Panchayat Election Petition No. 15/2007 on merits, preferably within a period of three months from today. 3. Rule made absolute accordingly. S.A. BOBDE, J. NH/-