-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9576 OF 2010 Deepak Mohan Jadhav and others ....Petitioners vs. The Ward Officer, Navi Mumbai Mun. Corporation and Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Pramod Pawar for the petitioner. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR , JJ. DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2010. P.C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. It is not in dispute that the petitioners have carried out unauthorised construction in violation of the provisions of the Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning Act, 1966 (“the Act”). The petitioners were subjected to notice under Section 53 of the Act. The detailed reasons have been given in the said notice at page No. 68 of the petition. It is mentioned that as per the directions passed by this Court in PIL Nos. 35 and 36 of 2007, all unauthorised encroachments are required to be removed. It is not in dispute that the construction in question is an unauthorised one and without permission. It is high time that the citizens should follow the provisions of the Act, Rules and Bye-laws made by the civic bodies. This Court, therefore,would not like to exercise its discretion against the notice issued to the -2- petitioners regarding removal of construction which is unauthorised one and without permission. Hence the petition is rejected at the threshold. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J.