JUDGMENT

Ranjan Gogoi, J.-Leave granted.

2. This appeal has been filed to challenge the order dated 18th August, 2011 passed by the High Court of Bombay (Panaji Bench) in Writ Petition No.98/11 by which the reliefs sought in the writ petition have been refused and the writ petitioner has been left with the option of approaching the civil court for the redressal of his grievances.

3. The facts in brief may be noted at the very outset:

(i) The petitioner herein (writ petitioner before the High Court) is a registered partnership firm which had developed a residential colony in Miramar, Goa, known as La Campala residential colony. It is the case of the petitioner that after completion of the developmental work the residual land of the colony, including all open plots that were meant to be kept open as “vacant space”, were transferred in favour of the petitioner under a registered deed dated 16th November, 1977. Such open spaces, according to the petitioner, included a piece of land measuring about 19250 sq.mtrs. bearing Chalta No.18 of PT Sheet No. 120, Miramar, Panaji, Goa (hereinafter referred to as ‘the land in question’). The petitioner claims that the right, title and interest in