1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9737 OF 2009 Chandrakant Tripathi & Ors. ..Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Rajendra R. Mishra i/b. Mr. V. V. Karnik for Petitioners. Mr. C. R. Sonawane – AGP for Respondent Nos. 1, 1A and 2 - State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : JANUARY 14, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned AGP for the State. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner orally makes a request to add the Superintendent of Land Records, M.S.D. Bandra (East), Mumbai 400051, as a party respondent No.1A to the present writ petition. The request has not been objected by the learned AGP. Request being of a formal nature, the same is granted. Appropriate amendment in the cause title be carried out forthwith. 2 3. The petitioners have alternatively prayed that the appeal filed by the petitioner bearing No. 180 of 2008 before the Superintendent of Land Records, M.S.D., Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 – respondent No. 1A against the Order dated 5th June 2004 passed by the respondent No.2 is pending and therefore seeking direction to the respondent No. 1A to decide the same within a stipulated period. We see no reason not to allow the alternate prayer made by the petitioner. 4. Hence, we dispose of the petition with direction to the Superintendent of Land Records, M.S.D. Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 – respondent No. 1A, to decide the appeal No. 180 of 2008, if not decided earlier, on its own merits within a period of two months from the date of communication of this order in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard. Needless to mention that if the order of the Authority is adverse to the petitioners, it is open for the petitioners to challenge the same before the Appropriate Authority. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)