1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION No. 2504 /2011 (Balkram Paikuji Yavanate and another vs. State of Maharashtra & others). _______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : 4 th August, 2011 . Heard Advocate Deopujari for petitioners ;Mrs. Ketaki Joshi, learned AGP for respondents 1 and 2 and Advocate Patil for respondent no.3; who has tendered reply-affidavit today, which is taken on record and marked “X’ for the purpose of identification. The respondents 4 to 8 are served but there is no appearance for them. Looking to the nature of order proposed to be passed, we find presence of those respondents not necessary. The application moved by the petitioners under section 36 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 for examining the validity of sale deed is pending before the respondent no.2-SDO. The present respondents 4 to 8 are also party to those proceedings. 2 In this situation, we direct the petitioners to appear before the respondent no.2 on 24th August,2011. The Office of SDO shall issue notice to respondents of said date or then fix the matter on the date on which it is already scheduled. From said date within a period of three months the application u/s 36 of the Code shall be finally decided. The interim order granted on 27th June,2011 shall continue till proceedings u/s 36 of the Code are decided. With this direction, we dispose of the Writ Petition. Steno copy allowed. JUDGE JUDGE sahare