: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL FROM ORDER NO.1123 OF 2009 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1384 OF 2009 Sadanand Mane & Ors. .. Appellants V/s. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority & Ors. .. Respondents Smt. Anjali Avasthi i/b. Mr. P.S. Sethi for the Appellants-Applicants. Mr. M.M. Shetty for the Respondents. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED : 7 TH JANUARY, 2010. P.C.: 1. The present Appeal from Order challenges the order dated 23rd October, 2009, passed by the City Civil Court, Mumbai in Notice of Motion taken out in L.C. Suit (St.) No.2209 of 2009, by which the ad-interim relief has been refused to the appellants. A reply to the Notice of Motion is yet to be filed by the respondents. 2. In my opinion, therefore, it would be appropriate to set aside the impugned order dated 23rd October, 2009, and direct the parties to : 2 : maintain status-quo as of today till the Notice of Motion is heard. 3. The impugned order dated 23rd October, 2009, passed by the City Civil Court, Mumbai in Notice of Motion taken out in L.C. Suit (St.) No.2209 of 2009 is hereby set aside. 4. The reply to the Notice of Motion shall be filed within a week from today. Rejoinder, if any, shall be filed within a period of two weeks thereafter. The trial Court shall hear and dispose of the Notice of Motion within a period of three weeks thereafter. 5. Till then, the parties to maintain status-quo as of today with regard to the suit property. 6. The Appeal from Order is disposed of. 7. In view of the above, Civil Application No.1384 of 2009 pending in the Appeal from Order does not survive and the same is dismissed. .......