1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2678 OF 1993 Union of India .. Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondents. Mr.T.J.Pandian for the petitioner. Mr. S.D.Rayrikar A.G.P. for respondent no.1. Coram: D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 31ST JULY, 2009 P.C. . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The writ petition is taken up for final hearing with consent of the parties. 3. Mr.Pandian, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition may be disposed of by keeping the issue of limitation open for the petitioner to raise it in further proceedings. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of by the following order: The Railway Claims Tribunal shall proceed to hear and decide Original Application Nos.368 of 1992, 369 of 1992, 372 of 1992, 374 of 1992 and 419 of 1992 as expeditiously as possible and preferrably within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of this order. The issue of limitation is kept 2 open for the petitioners to raise in further proceedings if the orders passed in aforementioned original applications are adverse to the petitioners. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)