1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5414 OF 2009 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5413 OF 2009 Shri Chandrakant Budhaji Dumada and ors. ..Petitioners Versus Smt. Sonabai Budhaji Dumada and ors. ..Respondents Mr P.S.Dani i/b Mr D.M.Gupte and Munir Merchant Advocate for the petitioners. Mr S.N.Bhosle, AGP, for respondent no.9 in both. CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. Date : 18.07.2011. P.C.: 1. Heard Mr Dani appearing for the petitioners. 2. There is no reason to interfere with the order of the revenue authorities holding that the issue of legitimacy of the children cannot be gone into in the limited jurisdiction. Remedy of the petitioners is to file a civil suit before the competent court and claim declaration as is permissible in law. In these circumstances, the writ petitions are disposed of. 3. It is directed that the civil court, if approached, will decide the aforementioned issue without being influenced by the orders of the revenue authorities and on the basis of oral and documentary T 2 evidence placed before it. All contentions of the parties are kept open. To enable the petitioners to approach the competent civil court, the ad-interim order that has been granted on 24.6.2009, shall continue for a period of eight weeks from today. (S.C. Dharmadhikari, J.)