1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1574 OF 2009 Sajid Vaid .. Petitioner. at Gala No.5, Street No.3, 1st Lane, Sitafalwadi, Dr. Mascarenhas Rd., Mazgaon, Mumbai -400 010 . V/s. 1. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr. Yusuf Iqbal Yusuf i/by M/s. Yusuf Associates for the Petitioner. Mr. S.S. Joshi, Assistant Govt. Pleader for the State. Mr. Saikumar Pathrudu i/by R. Sathyanarayanan for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4. --- CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & A.M. KHANWILKAR, J. DATED : 16th SEPTEMBER, 2009 P.C. : Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner has raised issues which are factual in nature. It may require parties to lead evidence in support of their case. That cannot be countenanced in exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. 2 2. Learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 2 fairly states that the said Respondent would consider objections and documents which may be filed by the Petitioner within one week from today and after hearing the Respondent No.4 and the Petitioner, he will then pass appropriate orders within four weeks thereafter. Till such decision is taken, the goods in question will remain attached. However, they will not be sold in furtherance to the attachment order. The order to be passed by the Recovery Officer will not be given effect to for further period of two weeks from the date of passing of the order. 3. While keeping all contentions open, the writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. CHIEF JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.