IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2432 OF 2008 Mahendrakumar Harishchandra Vaishya ...Petitioner V/s. The Chief Executive Officer & Ors. ...Respondents ...... Mr.S.A.Sawant for Petitioner. Ms.Pallavi Dedhia i/b Sanjay Udeshi & Co. for Respondents. ...... CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. DECEMBER 4, 2008. DECEMBER 4, 2008. DECEMBER 4, 2008. P.C. 1. Counsel for the Petitioner invites my attention to order dated 28th November 2007 passed in Writ Petition (Lodging) No.1171 of 2007 and prays that direction on same lines be issued in the present Petition. 2. Counsel for the Authority submits that the Petitioner in the first place ought to have made representation to the Authority and on rejection of : 2 : that representation alone, ought to have approached this Court. Counsel for the Petitioner on the other hand, submits that representation is already made on 20th September 2004 to Slum Rehabilitation Authority. 3. Even so, the Petitioner shall make fresh representation to the High Power Committee on or before 15th December 2008. If such representation/proceedings are filed, the High Power Committee may decide the same on its own merits in accordance with law at the earliest. 4. Granting liberty in terms of this order to the Petitioner is, in no way, expression of opinion on merits of the contention of the Petitioner either way. 5. The High Power Committee shall conclude the said proceedings filed by the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 6. Petition disposed of on the above terms. : 3 : A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.