JUDGMENT :

G.S. Kulkarni, J.

The judgment has been divided into the following sections to facilitate analysis:

1. Petitioner No.1 claims to be a federation of co-operative housing societies constituted for welfare of the residents of Kharghar Node which is an area in Navi Mumbai. It is averred that petitioner No.1 is looking after the welfare of its Member Cooperative Housing Societies (for short “the Societies”). Petitioner No.2 is described to be a resident of Kharghar, and as an office bearer of a co-operative housing society, namely, one ‘Stuti Residency Co-operative Housing Society Ltd.’ The petition is affirmed by one Commander Siddheshwar Hira Kalawat who has described himself as General Secretary of petitioner No.1.

2. Respondent No.1 is the Commissioner of the Panvel Municipal Corporation (for short ‘the PMC’). The PMC