(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 10941 OF 2010 Rangnath s/o. Narayan Bokare, Age : 21 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Fukatgaon, Taluka : Purna, District : Parbhani. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Divisional Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Additional Collector, Parbhani, Dist. Parbhani. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Parbhani, Dist. Parbhani. 5. The Tahsildar, Purna, Dist. : Parbhani. 6. The talathi, Talathi Sajja, Fukatgaon, Taluka : Purna, Dist. : Parbhani. (2) 7. Prayagbai w/o. Narayan Bokare, Age : 65 years, Occupation : Household, R/o. Fukatgaon, Taluka : Purna, Dist. : Parbhani. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. S.B. Ghatol Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. V.A. Shinde, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 6. Mr. D.V. Katneshwarkar, Advocate, for respondent no.7. ........................ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 11TH JANUARY 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. The short grievance of Shri S.B. Ghatol Patil, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, is that the prayer for stay, in revision, is already closed for orders by the respondent no.2. Without waiting for those orders, the respondent no.5 has initiated steps for execution. (3) 2. Mrs. V.A. Shinde, learned Counsel appearing for respondent nos.1 to 6, and Mr. D.V. Katneshwarkar, learned Counsel appearing for respondent no.7, state that as there are no orders of stay, the Tahsildar has proceeded further. According to them, there are no mala fides in the matter. 3. Admittedly, as respondent no.2 has heard parties on prayer for stay and as yet, not passed orders, I find that interest of justice can be met by directing parties to maintain status quo, as on today, till the respondent no.2 passes appropriate orders in this respect. The orders impugned in revision before respondent no.2 are passed in the year 2004 and the position obtaining for the last more than 7 years can be allowed to prevail for a period of one month more. 4. Hence I pass the following order : (i) The respondent no.2 is directed to pass appropriate orders on the prayer for stay heard by him, as early as possible and in any case, by 11th February 2011. (ii) Till then, the status quo, as on today, shall be maintained by the parties. (4) 5. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. No costs. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp10941