1 wp-9400-11.sxw mmj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9400 OF 2011 Malgonda Bhau Patil .. Petitioner Versus Gudappa Maruti Mane & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Umesh Mankapure with Mr. Sandeep Koregave for the Petitioner Mr. Tejpal Ingale for the Respondent No.1 CORAM : R. M. SAVANT, J. DATED : 21st December, 2011 P.C. 1 Rule. With the consent of the parties made returnable forthwith and heard. 2 The above petition takes exception to the Order dated 1­10­2011 by which order, the Learned District Judge, Sangli, has refused to stay the decree in question on the basis that the stay of the decree would cause loss to the decree holder as he has obtained the decree after a long period of time. 3 The Learned Counsel Mr. Mankapure appearing for the Petitioner and the learned counsel Mr. Ingale appearing for the Respondent No.1 have arrived at a consensus, namely, that the parties would maintain status­quo during the pendency of the Regular Civil Appeal No.127 of 2 wp-9400-11.sxw 2011. The learned Counsel for the Respondents pray that in the facts and circumstances of the case where the decree has been passed after 26 years, the Appeal be directed to be heard and disposed of within a particular time frame. 4 In my view, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the request is reasonable. The First Appellate Court is therefore, directed to hear and dispose of Regular Civil Appeal No.127 of 2011 by 31­7­2012. As agreed, by the parties, the status­quo would operate pending the disposal of the said Appeal. 5 Rule is accordingly made absolute in the aforesaid terms with parties to bear their respective costs. ( R. M. SAVANT, J. )