1 ao999-08 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTIION rpa APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 999 OF 2008 Himanshu D. Ruparelia .. Appellant V/s. Slum Rehabilitation Authority & Others .. Respondents .... Mr. A. A. Kumbhakoni i/b. Mr. Sachin Dhakephalkar for the appellant. Mr. Kirit Munshi i/b. M/s. Thakore Jariwala & Co. for respondent No.2. .... CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 23, 2011. P.C. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent. The learned counsel appearing for the second respondent pointed out that now the suit has been transferred to the City Civil Court at Dindoshi and the suits of the year 2007 are being finally heard in the said Court. He submitted that instead of going into the merits of the Appeal, it may be disposed of by directing that the suit should be decided within a time bound schedule. He pointed 2 ao999-08 out that the second respondent has constructed transit accommodation and about 55 transit tenements are vacant as a result of the interim order of status-quo passed by this Court. He submitted that the respondents may be permitted to use the said 55 tenements for accommodating those who have been shifted elsewhere. He seeks permission to make appropriate application in that behalf to the trial Court. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant pointed out that a Chamber Summons taken out by the appellant for amendment of the plaint is still pending before the trial Court. 3. The order of status-quo passed by the Court is operating from 20th October, 2008. Therefore, the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the second respondent deserves to be accepted. Hence, I pass the following order : :: O R D E R :: i. Hearing of the suit is expedited and the trial Court shall make an endavour to decide the suit on or 3 ao999-08 before 30th September, 2011. ii. Pending Chamber Summons No.76 of 2010 for amendment of the plaint shall be decided as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date on which an authenticated copy of this order is produced before the trial Court. iii. The order of status-quo passed by this Court on 8th October, 2009, will continue to operate till the disposal of the suit. However, it will be open for the second respondent to apply to the trial Court seeking permission to use the transit accommodation. If such application is made, the trial Court will decide the same expeditiously on its own merits. iv. All contentions of the parties on merits of the suit are expressly kept open. JUDGE