: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL FROM ORDER NO.409 OF 2009 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.494 OF 2009 IN APPEAL FROM ORDER NO.409 OF 2009 Ajay Lalmani Tripathi .. Appellant V/s. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay .. Respondents Mr. R.A. Thorat for the Appellant-Applicant. Smt. K.K. Soraan i/b. Mr. R.A. Malandkar for the Respondents. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED : 24 TH NOVEMBER, 2009. P.C.: 1. The appellant-applicant has approached this Court against the order passed by the City Civil Court, Bombay on 30th March, 2009 in the Notice of Motion in L.C. Suit No.668 of 2009 refusing ad- interim relief to the appellant. According to the appellant-applicant, the suit structure was in existence prior to 1st January, 1995 and is part of a slum. No reply has been filed by the respondent- Municipal Corporation either in the trial Court or in this Court. : 2 : 2. In my opinion, therefore, it would be appropriate to direct that the Notice of Motion be heard expeditiously by the trial Court. 3. The written statement and reply, if any, to the Notice of Motion shall be filed by the respondent- Municipal Corporation within a period of four weeks from today. 4. The trial Court shall dispose of the Notice of Motion within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the reply. 5. Till then, the status-quo as of today be maintained by the parties with respect to the suit property. 6. The Appeal from Order is disposed of. 7. In view of the above, Civil Application No.494 of 2009 pending in the Appeal from Order does not survive and the same is dismissed. .......