... 1 ... IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2093 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2093 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2093 OF 2006 ........................................................... OFFICE NOTES, OFFICE MEMORANDUM OF CORAM, APPEARANCES, COURT’S COURT’S OR JUDGES ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS ORDERS AND REGISTRAR’S ORDERS ........................................................... Shri N.N.Gavankar with Shri Arfan Saith for the Petitioner. Shri A.S.Shitole, A.P.P. for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. : A. S. OKA, J. : A. S. OKA, J. DATE DATE DATE : OCTOBER 03, 2006. : OCTOBER 03, 2006. : OCTOBER 03, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the Advocate appearing for the Petitioner. By this Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, a direction is sought for disposal of Application filed by the Petitioner for return of property within a time frame fixed by this court. The contention of the Petitioner is that though Application has been filed on 21st December, 2004, it has remained pending till today as a result of which the Petitioner has suffered heavy pecuniary loss. 2. I have considered the submissions of the learned Advocate appearing for the Petitioner. As stated earlier, the only ... 2 ... grievance is that the Application for return of property filed on 21st December, 2004 is not being disposed of. It is not stated in the Petition that all the Applications for return of property which were filed in the concerned court before 21st December, 2004 are disposed of. Priority cannot be given only because the Petitioner has approached this court. So far as the Applications for return of property are concerned, normally, the Applications must be disposed in chronological order as per the date of filing unless there are exceptional circumstances. 3. Subject to what is stated above, no direction can be given. Petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE