SSK/913 1 WP/6810.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6810 OF 2011 Namdeo Dhondi Yadav & Anr. ....Petitioners Versus Jagannath Ramchandra Jagtap & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Prasad Kulkarni, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P. I. Khemani, AGP for the State. CORAM : RANJIT MORE, J. DATED : 24th August, 2011. P.C.: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The writ petition arises out of the proceedings under Section 138 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 initiated by the respondents against the petitioners for removal of the encroachment. All the revenue authorities concurrently held that the petitioners are wrongfully in possession of the land belonging to the respondents and directed them to deliver the same to the respondents, and therefore, the present petition. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already approached the civil court and filed a civil suit for SSK/913 2 WP/6810.11 declaration and injunction. He states that the application for temporary injunction is also filed. In these circumstances, he seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition and prays for protection of the petitioners’ interest for a limited period. In view of this statement, the petition is disposed of, as withdrawn. 4. The parties, however, shall maintain status-quo as of today for a period of two weeks. It is expressly made clear that I have not gone into the merits of the matter and the civil court shall dispose of the petitioners’ suit independently on its own merits and without being influenced by the order of status-quo granted hereinabove. (RANJIT MORE, J.)