1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3314 OF 2003 Purushottam R.Patil .. Petitioner. Vs. Ambaji M.Landi & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.G.R.Rege i/b Ms.Leena Sawant for the petitioner. Mr.S.D.Khot for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr.S.D.Rayrikar A.G.P. for respondent nos.4 and 5. Coram : D.B. BHOSALE, J. Dated : 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2009 P.C. . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition is directed against a part of the order dated 9.4.2003 passed by the Collector, Raigad, in appeal filed by the petitioner against the order dated 30.12.2002 of Sub-Divisional Officer, in RTS Application No.25 of 2002. The operative portion of the order dated 30.12.2002 passed by the S.D.O., Mangaon reads thus: “1. Mutation entries Nos.70, 71, 72, 73 and 74 of village varse are hereby cancelled. 2. The lands entered in the name of Dayalkripa Falodyan Co-op. Society by mutation entry No.70 to 74 be forfeited to Govt. under sec.84 C and action accordingly to be taken by the Tahsildar Roha.” 3. By the impugned order the collector has stayed only paragraph 1 of the above referred operative portion of the order dated 30.12.2002. This court while issuing notice to the respondents had granted ad-interim relief in terms of prayer 2 clause (c) of the writ petition. Prayer clause (c) reads thus: “Pending hearing and final disposal of this petition stay of further proceeding in respect of the direction of issued by the Respondent No.4. To put the entire suit land in the Government pool be granted.” 4. The ad-interim relief that was granted on 29.4.2003 operates till today. In view thereof and having considered that appeal No.23 of 2003 filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 30.12.2002 passed by S.D.O., Mangaon is pending before the Collector, Raigad, I am satisfied that the following order shall meet the ends of justice: The Collector, Raigad, shall decide the appeal filed by the petitioner being appeal No.23 of 2003 against the order dated 30.12.2002 passed by the S.D.O. Mangaon, as expeditiously as possible and preferrably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. The Collector shall decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the interim order passed by this court. Ad-interim order passed by this court and which operates till today shall remain operative till disposal of appeal No.23 of 2003. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)