wp3571-53-54.doc 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3571 OF 2011 Rashid Rajak Khan & Anr. .. Petitioner Versus Baliram Kathod Alimkar & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.T.S.Ingale for petitioner Mr.Pravartak Pathak i/b. Uday Warunjikar for respondent Nos. 1, 2, 7, 9 and 17 Mr.S.D.Rayrikar, AGP for Respondent Nos. 18 and 19 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3553 OF 2011 Vinod Vasant Kelkar & Ors. .. Petitioners Versus Santosh Rama Mate .. Respondent Mr.A.S.Khandeparkar i/b. Shilpa Joshi for petitioners Mrs.Vrishali Raje for respondent No.1 Mr.S.D.Rayrikar AGP for State WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3554 OF 2011 Manish Manubhai Patel & Anr. .. Petitioners Versus wp3571-53-54.doc 2 State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.S.G.Karankikar for petitioners Mr.S.D.Rayrikar, AGP for respondent No.1 CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 28th JUNE 2011. P.C.: 1] In all these matters the petitioners have applied to this Court directly after filing necessary proceedings before the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal because no Presiding Officer was available. Now a retired Judge of this Court has been appointed and therefore, a request is made to dispose of these petitions by permitting the petitioners to avail of alternate remedy and seek interim as well as final orders therein. However, it is prayed that to enable them to do so, ad-interim order passed in these petitions may be continued. The request is reasonable. The petitions are disposed of with liberty to raise all contentions before the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal. Liberty is also given to apply for interim reliefs. The ad-interim wp3571-53-54.doc 3 order passed in these petitions to continue for a period of four weeks from today. Petitions disposed of with aforesaid directions. No costs. (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J)