IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6620 OF 2007. APPLICATION NO.6620 OF 2007. APPLICATION NO.6620 OF 2007. IN IN IN FIRST FIRST FIRST APPEAL NO.2859 OF 2007. APPEAL NO.2859 OF 2007. APPEAL NO.2859 OF 2007. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Vikas Society and another ...Applicants Versus Shri Ashraf Ali Abdul Shaikh and another ...Respondents Shri A.V.Anturkar i/by Shri Rohit Shetty for the Appellants. Shri Aditya Chitale for the Respondents. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : 16th January, 2008. : 16th January, 2008. : 16th January, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Rule. Advocate for the respondents waives service. 2. There is a finding recorded by the trial Court that the plaintiffs have become owners of the suit property by adverse possession. The submission of the learned advocate for the respondents is that now there is a finding that the respondents are in possession. My attention has been invited to order dated 09th July, 2004 passed on Notice of Motion No.5433 of 1999 during the pendency of the suit. There was an ad-interim order passed in October 1999 directing the parties to the suit to maintain status-quo in respect of the suit property in terms of the Commissioner’s Report dated 02nd October, 1999. By order dated 09th July, 2004 the ... 2 ... learned trial Judge continued the said order of status-quo by way of interim relief. 3. Thus, right from the year 1999 the parties are maintaining status-quo in terms of the Commissioner’s Report dated 02nd October, 1999. The order of status-quo was passed on the Notice of Motion taken out by the respondents-plaintiffs. As the said order was operative till disposal of the suit, though the impugned decree is being stayed, the said order will continue to operate till the final disposal of the appeal. 4. Hence, application is disposed of by passing the following order: (i) The execution and operation of the impugned decree will remain stayed till the final disposal of the appeal. (ii) Till the final disposal of the appeal, the interim order dated 09th July, 2004 passed by the trial Court in Notice of Motion No.5433 of 1999 will continue to operate. (iii) There will be no orders as to costs. ... 3 ... JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE