IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI APPELLATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1583 OF 2009 Pankaj D. Patil ...Petitioner. v. Leela Murlidhar Chaudhari and Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.Uday P. Warunjikar, adv. For the Petitioner. Mr.Chetan Akerkar, adv. For the Respondent No.1. Shri Y.S.Shinde, APP for the Respondent No.2/State. CORAM : J.H. BHATIA, J. DATED : JUNE 16, 2010 P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2 Criminal Case No.490/S/2003 (New No.33/SW/2007) under Sections 352, 323 and 506 (ii) of the I.P.C. is pending before the Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri Court No.48 for the last about 7 years without any progress for which both the parties appear to be responsible for one or the other reasons. The learned counsel informs that Court No. 48 is lying vacant. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I find that following order will meet the ends of justice: i Criminal Case No.33/SW/2007 be transferred from 48th Court to 22nd Court, Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri. Parties shall appear before the trial Court on 7th July, 2010. Thereafter, the Court - 2 - shall proceed with the trial as per law, expedite the hearing and dispose off the same as early as possible and in any case by the end of October, 2010. No unnecessary adjournments would be given to any of the parties . Accused shall also not be granted exemption from the personal appearance unless there are valid reasons for the same and unless he is represented by any advocate. 3 Petition stands disposed off accordingly. (J.H. BHATIA,J.)