-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2898 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 2898 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 2898 OF 2008 Ganesh S. Walvekar .. Petitioner. V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra & Others .. Respondents. --- WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2899 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 2899 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 2899 OF 2008 Ramesh M. Banchhode .. Petitioner. V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra & Others .. Respondents. --- Mr.H.S.Venegavkar for the Petitioners. Mr.V.S.Masurkar, GP for the Respondent -State. --- CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D. K. DESHMUKH & N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. DATED : 24TH APRIL, 2008. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. :- . Not on Board. Mentioned. 2. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as also the learned Government Pleader appearing for Respondent No.1 in the above petitions. He pointed out to us that in one of the Appeals filed in the same proceedings by one Vilas Ganpatrao Gatade, the Government has passed an order dated 22.04.2008, granting interim order in favour of the appellant and -: 2 :- that Appeal has been placed for hearing before the State Government on 06.05.2008. It is common ground that the order which is impugned in these petitions and the Appeal filed by the petitioner before the State Government is the same order which is challenged by Mr.Vilas G. Gatade. In our opinion, therefore, following order would meet the ends of justice. 2. Execution, implementation and operation of the impugned order/ report u/s. 88 dated 13.03.2008 is stayed till the appeals are decided by the Government. The Government is directed to hear Appeals of all the petitioners along with the Appeal of Shri Vilas Gatade on 06.05.2008 and decide them in accordance with law. 3. Rule is made absolute accordingly in both the above petitions. Petitions disposed of. 4. Copy of the order passed by the State Government dated 22.04.2008 and the Appeal of Mr. Vilas Gatade is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification. 5. Parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order issued by the Registry. (D.K. DESHMUKH,J.) -: 3 :- (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.)