IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 26 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 822 OF 1998 Viniyog Parivar Trust & Anr. .. Petitioners V/s State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents And Jamiat Ulama-E-Maharshtra .. Applicant WITH WITH WITH CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 27 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 822 OF 1998 Viniyog Parivar Trust & Anr. .. Petitioners V/s State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents And The Bombay Suburban Beef Dealers’ Welfare Association & Ors. .. Applicant AND AND AND NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 18 OF 2007 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 822 OF 1998 Viniyog Parivar Trust & Anr. .. Petitioners V/s State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Respondents And Mohd. Naseem Siddiqui & Anr. .. Applicants - 2 - Mr.Yusuf Muchhala, Senior Advocate with Mr.S.A. Khan for the Applicants. Mr.H.V. Gala with Mr. K.K. Tated for the Petitioners. Mr.Ravi Kadam, Advocate General with Mr.K.R. Belosay, Government Pleader, for the State. CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE, ACG. CJ. & V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 29TH JANUARY 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard the counsel for the parties. 2. These two Chamber Summonses pray that the Applicants be joined as party Respondents in Writ Petition No.822 of 1998. Mr.Gala for the Petitioners opposes the prayer. However, considering that the question raised in the petition is such which is bound to have many other persons to hold different views, it is necessary that their views also must come before this court. For this reason, we allow both these chamber summonses at the cost of the Applicants. Necessary amendment be carried out within one week. Added respondents may file their affidavits within two weeks thereafter. 3. The interim order granted by the Apex Court will - 3 - continue to operate until further orders are passed on the petition. 4. The petition and the motion stand adjourned to 28th February 2007. To be high on board for final disposal. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.