1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 63 OF 2009 LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 63 OF 2009 LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 63 OF 2009 IN IN IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2676 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 2676 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 2676 OF 2009 Shaikh Shafi M.F. Dilliwale & Ors. .. Appellants. vs. Dr. Krishna Lavekar & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. Y.R. Naik with G.S. Kulkarni i/by Prashant Naik for Appellants. Mr. S.R. Waghmare for Respondent No. 2. Mr. R.D. Pote for Respondent No. 3. Mr. V.S. Masurkar, GP., with S.N. Patil, AGP., for Respondent No. 4. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2009. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2009. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2009. P.C. . This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed by the Appellants against the decision of the learned Single Judge dated 2nd March, 2009 disposing of the 2 petition with the observation that the matter before the Hon’ble Minister is already closed for orders and that the Hon’be Minister has not yet passed any order in spite of written arguments having been submitted. Therefore, the learned Single Judge has given liberty to the appellants/petitioners that if there is any urgency the parties are at liberty to apply before the concerned Minister for appropriate interim relief. 2. We do not find that the impugned order suffers from any error or illegality and, therefore, we dismiss this LPA but before dismissing the LPA we would like to observe that it will be proper for the Hon’ble Minister to decide the matter as expeditiously as possible and in any case within six weeks from the date of communication of this order. We make it clear that if the Hon’ble Minister is not in a position to decide the matter within the aforesaid period, he may pass appropriate interim orders so that the rights of the parties which are being dealt with in the appeal are sufficiently protected till the decision of the appeal so as to maintain status quo on the date the impugned order was passed. In the meantime, to protect the rights of the parties, we direct the parties to maintain status quo till the Hon’ble Minister takes a decision in the matter in accordance with law. 3 3. The appellant to communicate this order to the Hon’ble Minister. 4. Authenticated copy of this order be furnished to the learned counsel for the parties to act upon it. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (Smt. V.K. Tahilramani, J.) (Smt. V.K. Tahilramani, J.) (Smt. V.K. Tahilramani, J.)