- 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 5339 OF 2007 Ianuddin Shamsuddin Pirjade & Ors. .. Petitioners Vs. Abdul Samad Hasmuddin Pirjade (through Lrs) & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. S. A. Mudbidri, for the Petitioners. Mr. T. S. Ingale, for Respondent Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP, for Respondent No.5. CORAM : R. C. CHAVAN, J. DATED : APRIL 30, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The petitioners question the order passed by the Minister (Revenue), whereby he had maintained the mutation entries, allegedly taken behind the back of the petitioners in the year 1973. The observations made by the subordinate revenue authorities shows that title over the suit property had to be decided by a competent Civil Court. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that original panchas of the Waqf had expired and respondent Nos. 1 to 4 could not have claimed - 2 - to be the panchas. This is not a question which can be gone into this petition and would have to be decided by a competent authority. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners states that by an order dated 13th April, 2007 passed by the Minister (Revenue),the petitioners and respondent Nos. 1 to 4 were directed to approach the competent Civil Court for adjudication. The learned counsel further states that a prayer was made that the status-quo in regard to the mutation entries as of 23rd July 2007 be permitted to continue, subject to ultimate decision of the Civil Court. However, the petitioners did not file any Civil Suit. The learned ocunsel for the petitioner now states that petitioners would file civil suit in the competent Civil Court, in Sangli district, within a period of 4 weeks of reopening of the Civil Court, after summer vacation and seek appropriate reliefs from the Civil Court. 4. In view of this, though the learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 raised the objection, the petition is diposed of directing the parties to maintain status-quo as of 23rd July, 2007 till 9th July 2010, with an understanding that no prayer for extension would be entertained by this Court. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- [R. C. CHAVAN, J.]