1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4242 OF 2009 Abhijeet Ajay More .. Petitioner. Vs. Sunil Champalal Somani & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.Hemant P.Ghadigaonkar for the petitioner. Mr.Shriram S.Kulkarni for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr.R.M.Patne A.G.P. for respondent nos.20 and 21. CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE, J. DATED : 7TH OCTOBER, 2009 P.C. . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 2.4.2009 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Havali, Pune on the application for interim stay in tenancy appeal No.10 of 2009. By the impugned order the S.D.O. has neither rejected the application nor granted it. The appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 26.2.2009 passed in tenancy case S.R.No.92 of 2007. By this order the petitioner has been directed to handover possession of the land in his possession. There is no dispute that tenancy appeal No.10 of 2009 filed before the S.D.O. is still pending and is yet not heard on merits. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case I am satisfied that this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the 2 following order: Pending hearing and final disposal of tenancy appeal No. 10 of 2009 before the Sub-Divisional Officer, the interim order passed by this court on 24.4.2009 shall remain operative. On 24.4.2009 this court granted protection in favour of the petitioner stating that he shall not be evicted from the premises in question. The Sub-Divisional Officer shall decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible and preferrably within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of this order. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)