(Spl.-H.C.A.S.,C.D.,78-e) FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 369 OF 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Note, Office Memoranda of Quorum, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Ms. S. Naik, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Guru Shirodkar, advocate for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Mr. H. D. Naik, Addl. Govt. Advocate for respondent no.3 CORAM : P. V. HARDAS, J. DATE : 2nd September, 2004. P.C.: Heard Mr. S. D. Lotlikar, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. G. Shirodkar, learned counsel on behalf of the respondent nos 1 and 2 and and the learned Advocate General on behalf of the respondent no.3. The learned counsel for the parties states that this petition can be disposed of by directing the Director of Panchayats before whom the Panchayat Petition/Appeal no.26/2004 filed under Section 178 of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act is pending to decide the same within three months from the date of communication of the writ of this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the order of status quo should continue during the pendency of the Panchayat Petition/Appeal before the Director of Panchayats. The learned counsel for the respondents have no objection for this. 3. Accordingly, Writ Petition no.369 of 2004 is disposed of by directing the Director of Panchayats to decide the Panchayat Petition/Appeal no.26 of 2004, filed by the petitioner under Section 178 of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, within three months from the receipt of the writ of this Court. The interim relief granted by this Court on 13th August, 2004 to continue till the disposal of the proceedings before the Director of Panchayats. 4. Petition disposed of - 2 - accordingly, with no order as to costs. P. V. HARDAS, J. mc.