1/2 1wp2339-97+ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2339 OF 1997 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2340 OF 1997 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.4233 OF 1999 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2340 OF 1997 M/S.Qureshi Builders … Petitioner Versus Smt. Noorbanu and Ors. … respondents … None present for the parties. … CORAM : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2022 P.C. : The Registry of this Court has placed the matter for extension of time to conclude the trial. By order dated 13th July, 2018, this Court (Coram: R.G.Ketkar, J), had directed the learned Trial Judge to dispose of the suit within one year from production of authenticated copy of the order. 2. The learned Judge, Court Room No.34 (BB), Court of Small Causes, Mumbai, has forwarded a communication dated sanjay_mandawgad SANJAY ASARAM MANDAWGAD Digitally signed by SANJAY ASARAM MANDAWGAD Date: 2022.09.23 18:15:17 +0530 2/2 1wp2339-97+ 22nd February, 2021, setting out the reasons as to why the suit could not be disposed of, as directed by this Court and has requested for extension of two years time for disposal of the suit. The reasons which are given by the learned Judge, Small Causes Court, is that after the record and proceedings of the suit was received from this Court, notices were issued to all the defendants. Two of the defendants were reported to be dead and the legal heirs of the deceased-defendants had to be brought on record. The matter was then posted for filing of additional written statement in the year 2022, but due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, lock-down was imposed and, the court working hours were restricted. 3. Considering the reasons given in the communication, time to dispose of the case is extended by two years. 4. Registry to communicate to the concerned. ( SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J. ) sanjay_mandawgad