1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.5490 OF 2001 PETITION NO.5490 OF 2001 PETITION NO.5490 OF 2001 Anni K. Devadiga and ors. : Petitioners versus Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and ors. : Respondents. Mr.Sachin Chavan h/f Mr.S.S.Kulkarni for the petitioners. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP, for Respondent No.3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & S.S.SHINDE, S.S.SHINDE, S.S.SHINDE, JJ., JJ., JJ., DATED DATED DATED : JUNE 12, 2008. : JUNE 12, 2008. : JUNE 12, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This writ petition is pending in this court for long time. The petitioners were the tenants of the premises which belong to somebody-else and were acquired for the purpose of road widening. Thereafter, the petitioners, who were the tenants, were also accommodated and the respondents provided alternate accommodation to the petitioners. They occupied the premises but did not pay the rent. As such the impugned notices were issued demanding the 2 outstanding rent from them in the year 2000. The petitioners failed to deposit the rent. We are told that the possession of the shops was also taken back. So for the last eight years the petitioners are not even in the occupation of these shops. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the petitioners were the displaced persons because of development scheme, they should have been provided alternate shops on reasonable rent, but that was not done. 2. Petitioner submits that fresh directions be given to the respondents to give alternate accommodation to the petitioners. We do not know whether the corporation would be in a position to do so and whether the petitioners would be entitled to get such concession. However, if the petitioners make such representation, the corporation may consider it and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date representation is made. We make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the claim of the petitioners for allotment from the corporation. The petition is dismissed. [BILAL [BILAL [BILAL NAZKI, J] NAZKI, J] NAZKI, J] 3 [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, J] J] J]