-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6990 OF 2011. Shah Mohd. Usman & Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus Dy. Collector [Enc/Rem.] Andheri Div & Ors. ..Respondents. AND WRIT PETITION NO. 6997 OF 2011. Shaikh Kamal Aktar & Ors. ..Petitioners. Versus Dy. Collector [Enc/Rem.] Andheri Div & Ors. ..Respondents. Ms. Anjali R. Awasthi for the petitioners. Mr. A. I. Patel, AGP for R-1 to 3. Coram : RANJIT MORE, J. Date : September 21, 2011. P. C. : 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that subsequent to the date of filing of writ petitions, respondent no.1 has passed eviction orders against the petitioners. She further states that these orders have already been challenged under section 35 of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (I, C & R) Act, 1971 Act before the Administrator and Divisional Commissioner, Kokan Division, Mumbai. In these circumstances, she seeks srp -: 2 :- leave to withdraw the writ petitions. Leave granted. Writ petitions are disposed of as withdrawn. 2. Learned counsel seeks some protection in order to enable the petitioners to obtain appropriate orders from the appellate authority. Hence, the respondents are directed not to evict the petitioners from the subject premises, if they are not already evicted, for a period of eight days from today. 3. It is made clear that I have not gone into merits of the matter and the appellate authority shall decide the petitioners’ appeals on its own merits without being influenced by this order. (RANJIT MORE, J.)