1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORIGINAL SIDE APPEAL NO.502 OF 1996 IN WRIT PETITION NO.595 OF 1996 1. The Union of India & ors. Appellants vs. 1.M/s.Khannaco Steel Merchants Pvt.Ltd & anr. Respondents Mr.R.V.Desai, Senior Counsel with Mr.H.V.Mehta and Mr.Y.R.Mishra,Advocates i/b.Mr.K.C.Sidhwa for the appellants. CORAM : R.M. LODHA & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATED : 21st November 2005 P.C. The impugned order dated 10th April 1996 is in operation for more than nine years since no interim relief has been granted in favour of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal, Mr.R.V.Desai, the learned senior counsel for the appellants appreciated rightly this as an impediment for any relief in the appeal at this distance of time and submitted that the hearing of writ petition may be expedited. 2. We find the prayer of the learned senior counsel for the appellants reasonable. The writ petition being quite old deserves to be heard at an early date. The appellants shall be at liberty to apply to the learned 2 Single Judge for fixing the date of hearing of writ petition No.595/1996. We expect the learned Single Judge to hear and decide the said writ petition expeditiously. 3. With the aforesaid observation, the appeal is disposed of. No costs. (R.M.LODHA, (R.M.LODHA, (R.M.LODHA, J.) J.) J.) (D. (D. (D. G. KARNIK, J.) G. KARNIK, J.) G. KARNIK, J.)