:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.1994 OF 2008 PETITION NO.1994 OF 2008 PETITION NO.1994 OF 2008 Satyanarayan Rajaram Debey ..Petitioner V/s Municipal corporation of Gr. Mumbaio ..Respondents Mr.D.R. Singh for the petitioner Mrs. Madhuri More for the respondent-BMC CORAM CORAM CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR AND : P.B.MAJMUDAR AND : P.B.MAJMUDAR AND A.A. A.A. A.A. SAYED, JJ. SAYED, JJ. SAYED, JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2008 : 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2008 : 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2008 P.C. 1. By filing this petition, the petitioner has challenged the notice dated 4-8-2008 issued by Assistant Commissioner, R South Ward, Municipal Corporation Mumbai. The notice is issued under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. The Corporation has informed the petitioner by the said notice that the petitioner has carried out the development work of a temporary nature unauthorizedly as indicated in the sketch annexed to the said notice. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the alleged construction is in existence prior to 1962. He submitted that he has filed reply along with the documents in this behalf but said reply and documents :2: has not been considered by the Corporation and he apprehends that in the meanwhile the structure may be be demolished. Mrs. More, the learned Counsel appearing for the Corporation states that before taking the decision on the said notice, the reply and documents of the petitioner will be taken into consideration and appropriate decision will be taken after hearing the petitioner. 2. In view of the same, the respondent Corporation is directed to take appropriate final decision after considering the reply and documents filed by the petitioner and the decision so arrived at by him may be communicated to the petitioner. Till the decision is taken the status-quo is continued. The petition is disposed of accordingly. 3. We have not expressed any opinion about the nature of the construction/extension made by the petitioner and all the points are kept open. (P.B. (P.B. (P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.) MAJMUDAR, J.) MAJMUDAR, J.) :3: ( A.A. SAYED, J.) A.A. SAYED, J.) A.A. SAYED, J.)