1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1047 OF 2003 Vasant Maruti Mane .. Petitioner versus Shashikant More & Ors. .. Respondents Mrs.Jai V. Kanade i/by Mr.G.S.Godbole for the petitioner. Mr.S.S.Patwardhan for respondent No.1. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 9th March 2010. P.C.: . Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent. The respondent Nos.2 and 3 are duly served. The petitioner is the original plaintiff and the respondents are the original defendants. In the suit filed by the petitioner for perpetual injunction, application at Exhibit 5 for temporary injunction was made. The said application was allowed by the trial Court and temporary injunction was granted against the 1st respondent. An appeal was preferred by the 1st respondent before the District Court. The appeal has been allowed and order of temporary injunction has been set aside. 2. On 30th April 2003 after hearing the learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent, this Court issued rule and directed that status-quo as of that date should be maintained by the parties. The suit is of the year 2001. 2 Instead of keeping this writ petition pending in this Court, the interim oder passed by this Court can be ordered to be continued till the disposal of the suit with a direction to the trial Court to decide the suit expeditiously. 3. Hence, writ petition is disposed of by passing following order: : O R D E R : (a) Hearing of the suit is expedited and trial Court is directed to conclude hearing preferably on or before 31st August 2010. (b) Interim relief granted by this Court on 30th April 2003 will continue to operate till the disposal of the suit. (c) The suit shall be decided without being influenced by grant of interim relief and continuation thereof by this Court under this order and all contentions of the parties on merits are kept open. (d) Writ petition is disposed of in above terms. (e) Rule is made absolute accordingly. (A.S.OKA,J)