( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1659 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3438 OF 1990 Dr. Gopikishan Ramkishan Bharadia, Age: 65 years, Occ: Social Service, R/o. Near Collector Office, Latur. .. Applicant Versus Marathwada Wakf Board, Panchakki, Aurangabad through District Wakf Officer, Latur and others. .. Respondents ... Mr. S.S. Manale, Advocate for the applicant. Mr. Y.M. Khan, Advocate holding for Mr. Asif Ali, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. B.V. Wagh, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 2 to 4. CORAM : P.R. BORKAR,J. DATED : 22.03.2010 P.C. :- This is an application filed by original respondent No.2 in Writ Petition No. 3438 of 1990. The application is given for clarification in view of the fact that respondent No. 1 ( 2 ) Marathwada Wakf Board, has not approached any Authority/Court/Forum as per observations of this Court in Para-9 of the oral judgment in Writ Petition No. 3438 of 1990 dated 2nd April, 2009. Para-9 read thus : "9. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of with directions to the parties to maintain status-quo as on today; not to make any further construction; not to allow any more encroachment by anybody in the property in dispute and to approach the appropriate Authority/Forum/Court for getting their rights/title settled at the earliest. The order regarding status-quo shall continue till further orders are obtained from the competent Authority/Forum/Court." 2. There was dispute between Marathwada Wakf Board and the Government regarding the exact boundaries and the identity of the properties. It is appears that even though this Court has passed order on 02-04-2009 in Writ Petition No. 3438 of 1990 as stated earlier, neither the State Government nor the Marathwada Wakf Board has filed any proceedings. 3. Heard Mr. S.S. Manale, Advocate for the applicant. He states that he has applied for allotment of plot to the State ( 3 ) Government and that application is pending because neither side has filed any proceedings. Mr. Y.M. Khan, Advocate for Marathwada Wakf Board submits that it is not a direction to the Marathwada Wakf Board, but it is an interim arrangement till either of the parties moves the appropriate Authority/Forum/Court. Mr. B.V. Wagh, A.G.P. is unable to make any statement as to whether there is any intention to file any proceedings. The applicant requests for laying down time frame. In no circumstances, a Court can compel a party to initiate any legal proceedings against its wishes. It appears that main contesting parties, namely, Marathwada Wakf Board and the State Government are happy with the order passed by the Court which is reproduced above. Ultimately, it is for them to decide when and which proceedings, if any, they should initiate. They have right not to initiate any proceedings, but sit together and settle the matter between themselves. With these observations, this application is not tenable in law and therefore, disposed of. [P.R. BORKAR,J.] sut/MAR10/ca1659.10