- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA. WRIT PETITION NOS.487 OF 2010 AND 488 OF 2010 WRIT PETITION NO. 487 OF 2010. MR. GURUDAS WAMAN NAIK DALAL ALIAS DATTA WAMAN NAIK DALAL AND ANR., …...Petitioners. V/S MR. MAHADEO SAGUN GAUNS ALIAS MAHADEO SAGUN GAUNS ALIAS MAHADEO GAWAS AND ANR., …..Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.488 OF 2010. GURUDAS WAMAN NAIK DALAL ALIAS DATTA WAMAN NAIK DALAL AND ANR …...Petitioners. V/S MRS. LAXMI KESHAV NAIK, ALIAS LAXMI RAJARAM NAIK AND ANR., …....Respondents. - 2 - Mr. M. S. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioners. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 29th June, 2010. P.C. Heard Shri M. S. Joshi, learned counsel on behalf of the petitioners. 2. For the view being taken, notice to respondents is dispensed with. 3. The petitioners are the respondents in two appeals now pending before the learned Administrative Tribunal bearing Eviction Appeal nos. 31/2009 and 32/2009. The grievance of the petitioner is that, final arguments by the learned Administrative Tribunal were completed on 22.3.2010 in the said appeals but the judgments have not been delivered till date. Further apprehension expressed by the petitioner is that although the said appeals are - 3 - now fixed on 8.7.2010, the same will be adjourned further and even in case judgments are pronounced, copies of the same will not be furnished to the petitioners, and therefore further direction is sought to the effect that the copies be furnished to the petitioners as provided by the Rules, within 48 hours, as according to the learned counsel the usual practice before the Tribunal is that copies are never delivered in time. 4. This is certainly not the first time that a litigant has been compelled to approach this Court with the grievance that judgments are not pronounced in time, by the learned Administrative Tribunal. This Court had given directions in Writ Petition no. 281/06(2006(2) G.L.R. 343) requiring subordinate courts including Administrative Tribunal to deliver judgment within three months from the date of conclusion of arguments, etc. In case of persistent failure, action was to be taken by the High Court/State Government. - 4 - 5. Considering the facts of the case, therefore it is appropriate to issue a direction to the learned Administrative Tribunal to dispose of both the said appeals within two weeks from 8.7.2010 and deliver copies of the same to the parties as provided under the Rules, and report compliance. 6. With the above observation, the Writ Petitions are disposed off. 7. The learned Administrative Tribunal is also directed to send to this Court a list of cases (1) where arguments have been completed and judgments have not been pronounced and so also (2) where judgments have been pronounced and certified copies have not been furnished to the parties concerned for more than 48 hours. - 5 - 8. Let this list be sent to this Court within a period of one week. Stand over to 6/7/2010. N. A. BRITTO, J. vn*