... 1 ... IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA. WRIT PETITION NO.685 OF 2008 Sertorio S. Facho, House No.C-1/132, Near Head Post Office, Panaji. ... Petitioner v e r s u s Dr. Fernando Jorge Colaso, Advocate and Notary, 104, 1st floor, 18th June Road, Manguirish chambers, Panaji. ... Respondent Petitioner in person. Ms. Teresa Colaco, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM: A. P. LAVANDE, J. DATE : 4th DECEMBER, 2008. ... 2 ... ORAL JUDGMENT: Heard the petitioner in person and Ms. T. Colaco, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. Rule. By consent heard forthwith. 3. The grievance made by the petitioner in the petition is that inspite of the order passed by this Court on 25.04.2008 giving liberty to the petitioner to withdraw the Regular Civil Suit No.7/2005/A filed by the petitioner against the respondent before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Panaji, the application dated 30.04.2008 filed by the petitioner seeking withdrawal of the suit has not yet been decided. 4. By order dated 25.04.2008, this Court permitted ... 3 ... the petitioner to file an application for withdrawal of the suit before the Trial Court and further ordered that the same shall be granted accordingly. Pursuant to the said order, the petitioner filed an application dated 30.04.2008, seeking leave to withdraw the application, which appears to have been objected by the respondent. 5. It appears from the record that the Trial Court has not decided a simple application for withdrawal of the suit which ought to have been decided within a short time. 6. In view of the above, the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Panaji is directed to dispose of the application dated 30.04.2008 filed by the petitioner expeditiously and in any case on or before 20.01.2009. Parties shall appear before the Trial ... 4 ... Court on 12.12.2008 at 10.00 a.m. The Trial Court shall dispose of the application after hearing the parties. 7. Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. A. P. LAVANDE, J. lh/.