1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6524 OF 1998 Mohan Sayaji Waghmare & Anr. .. Petitioners versus Mahadeo Yashwant Jadhav & Anr. .. Respondents Mr.G.R.Waghmare for the petitioners. CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 25th January 2010. P.C: . Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. None appears for the respondents. By this writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have taken exception to the judgment and order dated 16th July 1998 passed by the learned District Judge by which the appeal preferred by the respondent was allowed and temporary injunction was granted against the petitioners. 2. The 1st respondent who is the original plaintiff filed a suit for injunction in which application for temporary injunction was made by him. The learned trial Judge rejected the said application for injunction and vacated the earlier ex-parte injunction granted in favour of the 1st respondent. In appeal preferred by the 1st respondent, the Appellate Court has interfered and has granted temporary injunction against the petitioners. 3. On 24th December 1998, this writ petition came up for admission when notice before admission was issued and the operation of the impugned judgment and order was stayed. On 24th December 1998, this Court directed the parties to maintain status-quo as of that date in respect of open plot of land. On 22nd July 1999, this Court 2 issued rule and ad-interim relief granted on 24th December 1998 was continued. 4. The result of the aforesaid orders is that the order of temporary injunction granted under the impugned order remains stayed and parties have been directed to maintain status-quo in respect of the open plot of land. Thus, this arrangement is operating for last more than eleven years. Now, no purpose will be served by disturbing the said arrangement made by this Court on 24th December 1998. 5. Hence, the petition is disposed of by passing the following order: : O R D E R : (a) The ad-interim relief granted on 24th December 1998 which was continued as interim relief will continue to operate till the disposal of the suit. (b) All contentions of the parties on merits of the suit are expressly kept open. (c) Rule is made absolute in above terms. (A.S.OKA,J)