(1.) Writ PETITION NO. 122 OF 2018:-
(2.) As a corollary and incidental to the main relief, the petitioners are praying for issuance of a writ of certiorari or a writ in the nature thereof or any other appropriate writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call for the records of the impugned notice dated 26th December, 2017 (annexure 'A' to the petition) and after considering the legality, validity and propriety thereof to quash and set aside the same. By the unamended and the amended paragraphs, the essential and factual position is narrated in the following terms:-
(3.) The petitioner No.1 is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1913 and carrying on business of manufacturing, distribution and sale of consumer goods in India. The petitioner No.2 is a shareholder of Petitioner No.1 Company and is a necessary party. Respondent No.1 is the State of Maharashtra through its Law and Judiciary Department. The Law and Judiciary Department of Respondent No.1 is entrusted with the responsibility to formulate policies, supporting and monitoring programmes and coordinating the activities of various Ministries of the State Government and other nodal authorities insofar as they relate to law and judiciary issues in the State of Maharashtra. Respondent No.1 is a 'State' and amenable to the Writ jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court. The Respondent No.2 is the Collector of Mumbai City having the jurisdiction over the property in question. The Respondent No.3 is HDFC and is the acquirer of the rights from the Petitioner. The Respondent No.3 is a proforma Respondent and no reliefs are claimed against Respondent No. The Respondent No.4 is the Superintendent of Land Records (City Mumbai), who has authority to mutate the land records for the city of Mumbai.