ASN 1 MCA-53.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO.53 OF 2011 IN PIL WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 20 OF 2011 Shramik Mukti Krutadnyat Sanstha and anr. ..Applicants. Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents. Mr.A.V.Anturkar i/by M/s. Gordhandas & Fozdar for Applicants. Mr. P.A.Sawant for Petitioner in O.S.PIL(L) No.19/2011. Mr. S.G.Aney, Sr. Advocate along with Shri. Ashutosh Dharmadhikari i/by Shri. Madhav Jamdar and Shri. Abhijeet Rane for Petitioner in W.P. No.1038/2010 for Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 in MCA No.7382/2011 in PIL WPL No.20/2011. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Advocate with Briendra Saraf i/by Gordhandas & Fozdar for petitioner in W. P.No.1089/2011. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Additional Government Pleader, for the State. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. Wednesday, 30th March, 2011 P.C : This is an application for transferring Writ Petition Nos. 1038 of 2010 and 1089 of 2011 from Nagpur Bench of this Court to the Principal seat of this Court at Bombay and to hear both these writ petitions with Public Interest Litigation (Lodging) Nos.11, 19 and 20 of 2011 pending before the principal seat of this Court at Bombay. It appears from the Memo of present Misc. Application that the parties to other Writ Petitions and Public Interest Litigation Petitions are joined as Respondents. ASN 2 MCA-53.sxw 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, it appears that all these matters raise common (or at least inter-related) questions of law and fact. It would, therefore, be in the fitness of things, if Writ Petition Nos.1038 of 2010 and 1089 of 2011 are transferred from Nagpur Bench to the Principal seat of this Court, and all the matters are heard together. 3. When this was indicated at the hearing of this application today, learned counsel for all the parties have requested that no reasons may be assigned for transfer of the matters. 4. In view of the above, this Misc. Application is allowed. Writ Petition Nos.1038 of 2010 and 1089 of 2011 are transferred from Nagpur Bench of this Court to the Principal seat of this Court at Bombay. They shall be heard along with Public Interest Litigation (Lodging) Nos.11, 19 and 20 of 2011. 5. At the joint request of the learned counsel for all the parties, all these matters shall be listed for hearing on Wednesday, 20th April, 2011. CHIEF JUSTICE