Appln.1850/2010 acd IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1850 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra ...Applicant. Versus High Court (On its own motion) ...Respondents. ---- Mr. P.P. Pol, Public Prosecutor for the State. ---- CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. DATE : 9TH JULY, 2010. P.C. 1] The Suo Moto Criminal Writ Petition [bearing No. Cr.WP No.308 of 2003] before the Nagpur bench is pending since 2003, and the applicants being examined in the said petition are private respondents residing at Chandrapur within the jurisdiction of Nagpur bench. So also local officials at Nagpur will be required to be examined. Hence, tagging the said petition with PIL writ petition no.1420 of 2008 1 Appln.1850/2010 pending before the bench Principal Seat of Bombay High Court will delay the hearing of the petition pending before the Nagpur bench. 2] In view of the above, in the interest of justice, if the writ petition no. 308 of 2003 continues to be tried by the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur, whatever findings/directions are given in the said proceedings may be brought by the authorities to the notice of the bench hearing writ petition no.1420 of 2008 at Bombay. With this observation, this application is dismissed. [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] 2