- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1956 OF 1994 AND WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 1997 WRIT PETITION NO.1956 OF 1994 WRIT PETITION NO.1956 OF 1994 WRIT PETITION NO.1956 OF 1994 Reliance Industries Ltd. & Anr. .. Petitioners. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents -- Shri Milind Sathe with Ms Alpana Ghone i/b A.S.Dayal for the Petitioners. Shri A.A.Kumbhakoni, Associate Advocate General with Ms Geeta Shastri, Assistant Government Pleader, for the respondents. -- WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 1997 WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 1997 WRIT PETITION NO.1384 OF 1997 Express Newspapers Limited & Anr. .. Petitioners. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents -- Shri Milind Sathe with Ms Alpana Ghone i/b A.S.Dayal for the petitioners. Shri A.A.Kumbhakoni, Associate Advocate General with Ms Geeta Shastri, Assistant Government Pleader, for the respondents. -- CORAM : R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR & V.M.KANADE, JJ. - 2 - DATED : 10th March, 2006. P.C. 1. On pronouncement of the judgment, Shri Kumbhakoni, the learned Associate Advocate General, prayed for stay of the order passed today. The same is objected to on behalf of the petitioners. However, we are inclined to grant stay of the order for a period of six weeks from today with further direction that the parties shall maintain status quo. ( R.M.S.KHANDEPARKAR, J ) ( V.M. KANADE, J )