IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 72 OF 2005 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 658 OF 2003 SERAFINO MASCARENHAS(NOW DEC.) ....Applicants THROUGH LR'S., Versus STATE OF GOA THROU'THE CHIEF ....Respondents SECRETARY AND ANR., Mr. M. B. D'Costa, Senior Advocate with Mr. J. A. Lobo, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Miss Rakhi Chodankar, Addl. Government Advocate for the respondents. Coram:- R. M. LODHA, J. Date:- 30th September, 2005 P.C. I do not find any justifiable ground to discharge or vacate the ad interim order dated January 22, 2004. Accordingly, the order dated January 22, 2004 is made absolute to remain operative until disposal of the writ petition. However, the petitioners are also directed to maintain status quo in respect of the subject-property. It is clarified that if the subject-property requires any maintenance or protection from inundation, the order of status quo shall not come in their way in taking appropriate steps for protecting the subject-property from inundation. The miscellaneous civil application stands disposed of accordingly. R. M. LODHA, J. ssm.