1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 1195/2011 (Jogindersingh G. Kahaan VERSUS Smt. Mahalaxmi J. Kahaan) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri M.P. Kariya, counsel for the petitioner. CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, J. DATE : MARCH 8 , 2011 . Heard. By this petition, the petitioner impugns the order passed by the 3rd Joint Civil Judge (Junior Division), Nagpur on 15.12.2010 rejecting an application filed by the petitioner for consolidation of Regular Civil Suit No.372/2003 and Regular Civil Suit No.404/2003. On hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and on perusal of the impugned order dated 15.12.2010, it appears that the trial Court rightly rejected the application filed by the petitioner considering the stage of both the proceedings. The trial Court rightly considered the fact that in one of the cases, the evidence of the plaintiff was already closed and the matter was fixed for cross- examination of the defendant, whereas, the other suit was only at the stage of framing of the issues. The issues framed in both the suits were also different from each other. In such circumstances, the trial Court rightly held that it would not be proper to consolidate both the suits at that stage of the proceedings. 2 Since the petition is devoid of merit, the same is dismissed with no order as to costs. JUDGE APTE