1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No.2502 Of 2006 Jagganath s/o Shamrao Patil .. Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. .. Respondents. -------- Shri. A.N. Irpatgire,, Advocate for petitioner. Shri. V.H. Dighe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent No.1. Shri. S.S. Dande, Advocate for respondent No.3. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE: 30th JULY 2010 PER COURT : 1) Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 2) The petitioner had applied for a plot for starting publication of a newspaper. The grievance of the counsel, as instructed by the petitioner, is that the MIDC is selectively fixing the prices of plots to be alloted to persons and organizations under “Social, cultural and Educational Institutions” category. The price fixed by the MIDC in the case of the petitioner was on higher side. Therefore the petitioner had enquired about the reasonability of fixing such price which answer was not given to the petitioner, according to the counsel. Therefore, the petitioner approached this Court. 3) This writ petition is pending since more than four years. Due to efflux of time it would be appropriate that the 3 petitioner files a fresh application if the petitioner is desirous of securing plot in the MIDC area of Latur Town. In case such an application is filed the MIDC would consider the same in accordance with the law, scheme framed, rules and regulations made in this behalf and communicate the petitioner its decision at the earliest. Needless to mention that the earlier offer given to the petitioner by the MIDC would stand lapsed. 4) The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (K.K. TATED, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.2502.06