IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.269 OF 2009 Rajen Dinkarlal Kothari ... Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents Mr. S.K. Jain i/by M/s. S.K. Jain & Assocaites for the petitioner. Mr. R.D. Vora for the respondent No.7. Ms. A.R. Joshi for the BMC. Ms. M. Kajale, Assistant Government Pleader for the State. CORAM: SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 15TH APRIL, 2009 P.C.: The learned counsel appearing for the Corporation, upon instructions from Dr. Shreedhar Pawar, Medical Officer (Health), `A' Ward, states that the structure shown between the two buildings at Exhibit `A', page 18 of the writ petition is not an authorised structure as per the Corporation. She further states that Corporation has only issued licence to the respondent No.7 for storage and serving of food items. 2. It is stated that respondents have filed suit before the City Civil Court being Suit No.2953 of 2003 which is pending. It is informed to us that the injunction application has been disposed of and in the suit, cross-examination is going on. 3. In view of the above statement, we dispose of this petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to intervene in the said suit by taking such steps as are permissible to him in accordance with law. We are hopeful that the learned Judge of City Civil Court would decide the matter expeditiously and in any case. Let needful be done by the court in accordance with law. This direction is necessitated in view of the fact that admittedly, there was a fire and large number gas cylinders are being kept in the restaurant. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.