skc 1 WP-6258-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6258 OF 2011 Khanderao Kashinath Jori ..Petitioner versus Highway Administration & Executive Engineer & Ors. ..Respondents Mr B. P. Pandey i/b. Mr. V. B. Pandey for Petitioner. Mrs. M. P. Thakur - Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6658 OF 2011 Deepak Ashok Khaire ..Petitioner versus Highway Administration & Executive Engineer & Ors. ..Respondents Mr B. P. Pandey i/b. Mr. V. B. Pandey for Petitioner. Mrs. M. P. Thakur - Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 3 and 4. skc 2 WP-6258-11 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 6663 OF 2011 Dattatraya Bajirao Padgham ..Petitioner versus Highway Administration & Executive Engineer & Ors. ..Respondents Mr B. P. Pandey i/b. Mr. V. B. Pandey for Petitioner. Mrs. M. P. Thakur - Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. 25 August 2011 P.C. : The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petitions in order to challenge the Order dated 11th August 2011 passed by the Executive Engineer & Highway Administration, Public Works (Building) Division, Pune, which is annexed as Exhibit ‘1’ to the affidavit filed by the State in writ petition no. 6258 of 2011, before the Tribunal and prayed that since no action for removal of the structures in question has been taken till this date by the Authorities, it is prayed that the protection may be granted for a period of two weeks from today in order to enable the petitioners to approach the Tribunal for interim orders. skc 3 WP-6258-11 2. Writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. The status quo be maintained for a period of one week from today and shall cease to operate automatically. It is made clear that the order of status quo is passed only in the interest of justice and is not based on merits of the matters and it is for the Tribunal to consider in future this issue as and when arises for determination. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, J.)