1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. WRIT PETITION (LODG.) NO.2786 OF 2006 Aliullah Matiullah Siddiqui ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & anr. ..Respondents. ... Mr. Santosh Pawar for the Petitioner. Mr. Amjad Sayyed, AGP for the Respondents. .... CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 6th December, 2006. P.C. : Mentioned. Not on Board. By consent taken up on Board and called out for hearing. Counsel appearing for the Petitioner states that inasmuch as an appeal lies under Section 35 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 against the order which has been impugned in these proceedings, leave may be granted to the Petitioner to withdraw the Petition in order to enable the Petitioner to pursue the appellate remedy. The Petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. In order to enable the Petitioner to avail of the appellate 2 remedy, there shall be a direction to the effect that the ad interim order dated 2nd December, 2006 shall continue to remain in force until 11th December, 2006.