1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.395 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO.283 OF 1997 Bhajanmath Wadi Bk. ... APPLICANT VERSUS Syed Shadulla Pashamiya and others ... RESPONDENTS ..... Mrs. A.N. Ansari, Advocate for the applicant (original respondent No.2.) Shri L.V. Sangit, Advocate holding for Shri V.J. Dixit, Senior Counsel for the original Writ Petitioner ..... CORAM : SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 18TH JULY, 2009. ORAL ORDER : 1. Perused. Heard learned respective counsel for the parties. 2. The applicant has preferred the present Civil Application requesting to fix Writ petition No.283/1997 for early hearing. 3. Mrs. Ansari, learned counsel for the applicant (original respondent No.2 in the Writ Petition) submits that the Writ Petition is old and pertains to the year 1997 and it is ready for hearing and, therefore, it be taken up for final hearing at the earliest. Moreover, she also states that 2 interim relief is running against the respondent No.2 and the matter pertains to the mutation entries and, therefore, submitted that Writ Petition No. 283/1997 be taken up for final hearing at the earliest in the interest of justice. 4. Shri Sangit, learned counsel for the original Writ Petitioner opposed the present application vehemently and submitted that it bears no substance and same is devoid of any merits and, therefore, same be rejected. 5. Considering the rival submissions, at the outset, Writ Petition No.283/1997 is itself about more than 12 years old and, therefore, it is required to be taken up for final hearing at the earliest. 6. Besides that, as stated by Mrs. Ansari, learned counsel for the applicant that the matter pertains to mutation entry and interim relief in Writ Petition No.283/1997 is running against the present applicant, and, therefore also present application is required to be allowed fixing the Writ Petition No.283/1997 for final hearing at the earliest in the interest of justice. 7. In the result, present Civil Application is allowed in terms of its prayer clause and it is directed that Writ Petition No.283/1997 be fixed for final hearing in the week commencing from 22nd September 2009. (SHRIHARI P. DAVARE, J.) fmp/ca395.09