1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1150 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 333 OF 2009 The Collector, Alibag, Tal. Alibag, Dist. Raigad ..Applicant versus Nagraj Pukhrajji Sheth & others ..Respondents Mr. C.R. Sonawane, AGP for the applicant Mr. Dhanesh R. Patekar i/b S.M. Sabrad for respondent No.1. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2010. P.C. 1 Heard Mr. Sonawane, learned AGP for the applicant and Mr. Patekar, learned Counsel for respondent No.1. Civil Application No.1150of 2009 is moved by State for extension of time to comply with the direction issued by this Court vide order dated 21st January, 2009 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.333 of 2009. The learned AGP has submitted that this Court disposed of the said writ petition vide order dated 21st January, 2009 and directed the Collector to decide the application submitted by the petitioner under section 44 of the Maharashtra Municipalities Act 1965 on or before 28th February, 2009. It is contended that the parties to the proceedings did not co-operate and failed to submit the documents at one point of time and 2 therefore final hearing of the matter could not take place within stipulated period. Hence, the decision could not be taken within time prescribed by this Court. Hence, the present civil application for extension of time. 2 Considered the contentions canvassed by the learned AGP, in the backdrop of the above referred fact, and the time within which directions issued by this Court were to be complied by the Collector has been expired on 28th February, 2009, if the Collector wanted extension of time in complying with the directions issued, the Collector ought to have approached this Court well within time, in any case, not after expiry of time within which the directions were to be implemented by him. 3 In the circumstances, no case is made out for extension of time. Hence, Civil Application is dismissed. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)