1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION jmi WRIT PETITION NO. 227 OF 2010. Shaikh Safiq Mohammad Sahim & Anr. ..Petitioners. v/s. The State of Maharashtra, through its Principal Secretary, Housing Department & Ors...Respondents. .... Mr.J.P. Reddy, for Petitioners. Ms. Smita Gaidhane, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Mr. Ajay Patil, for Respondent No.3. .... CORAM : S.J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 8TH FEBRUARY 2010. P.C. By this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 8th December 1980 passed by the Maharashtra Slum Areas (I.C. & R.) Tribunal, Mumbai, in Appeal No.75 of 1980 setting aside the declaration that the suit property is a slum area. The petitioners are unable to give any explanation as to why they have impugned the order after 29 years except for saying that the order was passed ex-parte. Admittedly, the petitioners are residing in the suit property and it cannot be believed that they were not aware since the last 29 years that the property has seized to be a 2 slum. In any event, the petitioners have filed an application before the Maharashtra Slum Areas (I. C. & R.) Tribunal, Mumbai, for setting aside of the order dated 8th December 1980 passed in Appeal No.75 of 1980 and for re-hearing of the said Appeal No. 75 of 1980. 2. The Maharashtra Slum Areas (I.C. & R.) Tribunal, Mumbai, shall un-influenced by what is stated herein, dispose of the said appeal filed by the petitioners on its own merits within a period of twelve weeks from today. 3. Writ petition is accordingly, disposed of. [ S.J.KATHAWALLA, J. ]