1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.772 OF 2009 Shrirang Co-op. Housing Society Ltd. .... Petitioner V/s. The Collector of Stamps and Anr. ..... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.773 OF 2009 Rajesh Shashikant Kochrekar and Ors. .... Petitioner V/s. The Collector of Stamps and Anr. ..... Respondents Mr.R.V.Govilkar, for the petitioners. Mr.V.S.Gokhale, AGP, for the respondent State. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE : 19th MARCH, 2010 P.C. 1. Learned AGP submitted that the order of the Collector has been stayed by the Government. In para No.10 of the affidavit-in-reply, it is stated that the Government has granted stay to the proceedings of collector of Stamps by its letter dated 05-02-2008 and matter is under consideration with the Government of Maharashtra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioner’s were not aware about the stay granted by the Government. However, in spite of the stay granted by the Government, Collector was 2 demanding amount and that is why the writ petitions were filed. Be that as it may, it is an undisputed fact that the order of the Collector has been stayed by the Government. In view of the same, learned counsel for the petitioners states that he would like to withdraw the petitions with a liberty to file a substantive petition in case the government decision is against the petitioners. If any adverse order is passed by the government, the same may not be implemented for a period of two weeks from the communication of the order to the petitioners. The petitioners may also inquire with the Collector’s office about the decision of the Government. All the contentions raised in the petition are kept open, in case petitioners are required to file fresh petition in future. 3. Writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn. 4. It is clarified that if the Government vacates the stay, the Collector may communicate this aspect to the petitioners. However, no coercive steps may be taken for a period of two weeks from communication given to the petitioners. ( R.G.KETKAR, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)