bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 7302 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 7302 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 7302 OF 2008 Chandrabhan Kothari & ors. ... Petitioners v/s Kisan Sukrya Bhopi & ors. ... Respondents Mr.Arif Bootwala with Girish Kulkarni i/by M/s.Vyas & Bhalwal for the petitioners. Mr.A. Joshi with Akhilesh Chaubey i/by ABG & Associates for the respondent No.1. Mr.A.H.Palekar, A.G.P. for Resp. Nos.2 and 3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 17TH NOVEMBER, 2008 17TH NOVEMBER, 2008 17TH NOVEMBER, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. The main grievance of the petitioners in this petition appears to be that the S.D.O., who is the appellate authority, has not accepted the appeal filed by them on record. This appeal is preferred against the order passed by the Tahsildar under Section 36-A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. 2. The petition can be worked out by passing the following order:- 2 (i) The petitioners shall present their appeal before the S.D.O. within one week from today. (ii) The S.D.O.shall accept the appeal and any other application that the petitioners may file alongwith the appeal. (iii) In case the petitioners file an application for interim relief, the S.D.O. will decide it within four weeks from the date of filing the interim application. 3. Till the S.D.O. decides the interim application finally, the parties will maintain status-quo as of today. 4. Writ petition disposed of accordingly.