JUDGMENT :

S.J. Kathawalla, Milind N. Jadhav, JJ.

By the present petition, the Petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:

"(a) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2nd Respondent to issue his Judgment under Section 6 of the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 in terms of its Order dated January 13, 2011 without recourse to the Union of India under The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;

(b) Without prejudice to prayer (a) above and strictly in the alternative thereto, the Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the 5th Respondent to grant its approval under Section 2 of The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 within such time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and/or proper;

(c) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 4th Respondent to:

(i) delete the Mutation Entry No.720 dated December 2