Vitthal Rakhumai Charitable Trust And ORS. v. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Principal Secretary And ORS.

Megha 33_wp_52_2018.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.52 OF 2018 Vitthal Rakhumai Charitable Trust & Ors.

...Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

...Respondents

.....

Ms Sanjukta Dey for the Petitioners.

Mrs. M.P. Thakur, AGP for the Respondent-State. Mr. G.S. Hegde for the Respondent No.2.

Mr. V.P. Shirke i/b. Mr. S.V. Marne for the Respondent No.3. CORAM : RANJIT MORE AND SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATED: 2nd JULY, 2018.

P.C.:- The learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to file application for regularisation of subject temple with the Respondent No.2-CIDCO. Leave with liberty as prayed for is granted.

2.

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. In the event, such an application is filed by the Petitioner within a period of four weeks from today, the Respondent No.2-CIDCO shall decide the same independently and in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Megha

Megha 33_wp_52_2018.doc order shall not be construed as an expression on merits. All points and contentions of the respective parties are expressly kept open. 3.

Pending disposal of the regularisation application, the Respondent No.2-CIDCO and Respondent No.3-Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation shall maintain status-quo regarding the subject temple.

(SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.) Megha