1 WP 2835/2003 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2835 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. Amit Singh i/b Mr. S.D. Patil for the petitioner. Mr. Niranjan Shimpi i/b Mr. P.K. Dhakephalkar for the respondent nos.1 and 2. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 10TH JUNE 2011 P.C. : 1. In view of the fact that the suit is pending for more than 8 years and the writ petition is also pending for 8 years, counsel for both the parties suggest that instead of going into the merits of the matter, the hearing of the suit may be expedited. Counsel for the parties submit that the parties would cooperate with the trial Court for expeditious hearing of the suit and would not ask for unnecessary adjournments. 2 WP 2835/2003 2. In view of the submissions made by the parties, the following order is passed: (i) Hearing of Special Civil Suit No. 8 of 2003 pending in the Court of Civil Judge, Senior Division, Thane, is expedited. (ii) The defendants shall file their written statement within 4 weeks if the same has not already been filed. The trial Court shall thereafter frame issues as expeditiously as possible and proceed with the hearing of the suit expeditiously without granting any unnecessary adjournments and in any event shall dispose of the suit within one year, i.e. on or before 9th June 2012. (iii) The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)