AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.651 OF 2009 Pandurang Babajirao Shinde & Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. S.S. Kulkarni for the petitioners. Mr. A.S. Gadkari, A.P.P. for the State. Mr. V.S. Talkute for respondents 5, 7 and 14. Mr. Vipin Kamdi with Mr. Subhash Bane and Mr. S.B. Pawar for respondents 6, 8 to 13. ALONG WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.628 OF 2009 Dattaram Babajirao Shinde & Anr. ... Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. V.H. Shinde for the petitioners. AJN 2 Ms. P.H. Kantharia, A.P.P. for the State. Mr. V.S. Talkute for respondents 5, 7 and 14. Mr. Vipin Kamdi with Subhash Bane and Mr. S.B. Pawar for respondents 6, 8 to 13. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATED : 23RD JUNE, 2009. P.C.:- 1. In these petitions, the petitioners have challenged order dated 9/3/2009, passed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Chiplun, under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, l973 (for short, “the Code”). Admittedly the period for which the order was to operate has expired. Therefore, the petitions have become infructuous. Hence, they can be disposed of as infructuous. 2. We have noticed that practically every year order is passed under Section l44 of the Code, because of the AJN 3 nature of dispute involved in these petitions. While disposing of these petitions as infructuous, we may only express that in future, if need arises to pass such order, respondent 2 may do so expeditiously after hearing the concerned parties. We also feel that the party which is asserting its rights must get its rights adjudicated upon by the civil court so that the matter may get settled for all times. 3. Both the petitions are disposed of as infructuous. Needless to say we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and all the contentions raised by both sides are kept open. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [R.G. KETKAR, J.]