1 Bsb IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL FROM ORDER NO. 495 OF 2009 ALONG WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 603 OF 2009 Shri Arjun Ravalu Patil ... Appellant v/s Shri Vithoba Laxman Murkute & ors. ... Respondents Mr.G.N.Salunkhe for the appellant. Mr.Rahul P. Walvekar for respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 20TH JANUARY, 2010 P.C.: 1. The appeal has been directed against the order passed on 20.3.2009 by the Appellate Court restraining the appellant from obstructing the possession of the respondents over the suit property bearing Gat No.51 admeasuring 32.3 Are situated at Mouje Kagani, Taluka Chandgad, Dist. Kolhapur. 2. After the order was passed on 20.3.2009, the present appeal has been filed and ad-interim relief was granted in 2 terms of prayer clause (b) by this Court on 4.5.2009. Thus the judgment and order passed by the Appellate Court has been stayed. This order has been running in favour of the appellant till today. 3. In my view, therefore, rather than considering the merits of the appellant’s case, it would be appropriate to direct the appellate Court to decide the appeal within a stipulated period. 4. Appeal from order is disposed of accordingly. 5. The appellate Court is directed to decide the appeal being Regular Civil Appeal No.81 of 2008 within three months from today. Till then the status-quo as of today will be maintained by the parties. 6. It is made clear that this order does not reflect on the merits of the either party’s case and is being passed only because the ad-interim relief has been running in favour of the appellant from 4.5.2009. 6. In view of disposal of the appeal from order, the civil application stands dismissed. ..... 3 4