1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 299 OF 2010 Yogesh Uttamrao Sathe, R/o. MHADA Colony, Shahanoor Wadi, Aurangabad and others. ....Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ....Respondents. Shri. Sachin Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioners. Smt. A.V. Gondharekar, A.G.P. for respondent No. 1. Shri. I.S. Thorat, Advocate for respondent No. 3. Shri. A.B. Kadethankar, Advocate for respondent No. 4. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 26th April, 2010 PER COURT : 1. After arguing for some time, Mr. Sachin Deshmukh, learned counsel for the petitioners states that looking to the nature of challenge involved in this petition, an original application would lie before the Aurangabad Bench of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal and therefore, seeks to withdraw this petition with liberty to file original application before the Tribunal. We see no impediment whatsoever while permitting the petitioners to do so. 2 2. Mr. Deshmukh further states that an ad-interim relief has been operating since 14th of January 2010. While permitting the petitioners to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file an application before the Tribunal, we direct the continuance of ad-interim order of this Court dated 14th of January 2010 for a period of two weeks from today. The petitioners, if advised, may file an application before the Tribunal within two weeks. The Tribunal, thereafter, to examine the prayers in respect of grant of any ad-interim reliefs on its own merit, uninfluenced by the fact that this Court had granted ad-interim relief dated 14.1.2010. In the circumstance, there shall be no order as to costs. Copy duly authenticated be provided to the requesting party. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [ P.V. HARDAS, J. ] ssc/wp299.10