1 233 AO.263.05 ORS ndm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 263 OF 2005 Jalaluddin Khan. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents ALONGWITH APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 265 OF 2005 Abdul Wasid Ramzani. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents ALONGWITH APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 266 OF 2005 Siddiki Ahmed Khan. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents ALONGWITH APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 267 OF 2005 Wahid Ali Khan Kasam Khan. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents 2 233 AO.263.05 ORS ALONGWITH APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 268 OF 2005 Razia Wahid Ali Khan. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents AND APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 269 OF 2005. Shabbir A. Khan. ... Appellant Versus The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and another. ... Respondents ----- Ms. Radhika Samant i/b Mr. P.M.Havnur for the Appellants in all the matters. Mr. Vinod Mahadik for the BMC in all the matters. ----- CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 28 th March, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT: 1 These appeals from order can be disposed of by a common order. The Appellants are the original plaintiffs. The challenge in the suits is to the action of demolition under Section 351 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888. By the impugned order, which is a 3 233 AO.263.05 ORS common order, the notices of motion taken out by the Appellants have been dismissed. During the pendency of the notices of motion, there was an ad-interim order of status-quo. Perusal of the record shows that on 22 nd February, 2005, this Court continued the ad-interim relief of status- quo and thereafter, the said order has been continued till the final disposal of the appeal. The suits are of the year 2004. The suit premises are residential premises in possession of the Appellants. Considering the fact that the protection granted by the trial Court has been continued for a period of above seven years and more, interests of justice will be served if the suits are ordered to be disposed of expeditiously by continuing the interim relief granted in the appeal. 2 Hence, I pass the following order. i. The interim relief granted in the appeals shall be continued to operate till the final disposal of the suits ; ii. Hearing of the suits are expedited ; iii. The suits shall be decided on its own merits without 4 233 AO.263.05 ORS being influenced by the impugned order as well as continuation of interim relief by this Court ; iv. All contentions of the parties on merits of the suits are expressly kept open ; v. There will be no order as to costs ; vi. The appeals are disposed of accordingly. [ A.S.OKA, J ]