1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.114 OF 2008 U.Ragvendra Acharya & Anr. .. Petitioners Vs. Swarna Kapoor .. Respondents Mr.R.M.Nakhawa i/b Vasant Dhawan for the petitioners Mr.P.K.Dhakephalkar, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Amol P. Mhatre for the respondents CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL & & & SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED : 31ST JANUARY, 2008 DATED : 31ST JANUARY, 2008 DATED : 31ST JANUARY, 2008 P.C.: 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking a direction of this court for expeditious hearing of appeal no.204 of 2007 in R.A.E. and R. Suit No.1012 - 2743 of 2001 pending before the Appellate bench of the Small Causes Court at Mumbai. The petitioner contends that the appeal filed by him has been adjourned on several occasions and the last adjournment was granted on 11.10.2007 when the appeal was adjourned to 02.03.2008. The petitioner claims that he is about 75 years old and therefore, the appeal should be 2 decided expeditiously. 2. On the previous occasion, we had called for the records and proceedings from the appellate bench of the Small Causes Court. We have perused the records and find that adjournments have been granted after the appeal was admitted on 09.04.2007. 3. In our view, since the petitioner is 75 years old and is a senior citizen, it would be appropriate to dispose of the appeal expeditiously and in any event within 6 months from today. All these directions are dependant upon the parties co-operating with the court to expeditiously dispose of the appeal. Records and proceedings be sent back to the Small Causes Court at Mumbai. 4. Mr.Nakhawa, the learned counsel for the petitioner withdraws all allegations contained in the petition levelled against the advocates for the respondents as well as the officers of the court. ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) 3 ( SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J ) ( SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J ) ( SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J )