1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 978 /2011 (Smnt. Tarabai Somnath Meshram and others vs. State State of Maharashtra and others ) .................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : D.D.SINHA & A.P.BHANGALE, JJ DATED : 25th February, 2011. Heard Mr. R.J.Mirza, learned counsel for the petitioners; and Mrs Rashi Deshpande, learned AGP for respondents. The petitioner is seeking a direction to the Registrar (Legal), State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, (Circuit Bench), Nagpur for transferring the Appeals along with Misc. Applications Nos. 741/2010, 742/2010 and 743/2010 to Bombay since the Circuit Bench is not functioning for want of appointment of Member (Judicial). Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that this direction is sought in view of the notice dated 17.8.2010 issued by the Registrar (Legal), State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Maharashtra, Mumbai. It is submitted that urgency is due to non-bailable warrants issued by the Registrar (Legal) State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. 2 We have considered the request of learned Advocate for petitioner and also perused the notice dated 17.8.2010. The first paragraph of the notice reads thus : “ As there is no Member available in the office of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra, Circuit Bench at Nagpur, the urgent matters on the file of Circuit Bench at Nagpur shall be placed before the Principal Bench at Mumbai by the Registrar Legal, State Commission, Circuit Bench at Nagpur. The office order dated 3.7.2010 in this regard is hereby stands cancelled. “ In the instant case considering the urgency of the matter, we direct the Registrar (Legal) State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra Circuit Bench, Nagpur to transfer the appeals filed by the petitioners along with Misc. Applications referred to herein-above to State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Mumbai within a period of two weeks. It is open for the petitioners thereafter to approach the said Commission at Mumbai, for necessary orders. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the warrants are already issued against the petitioners, out of which three are ladies and, therefore, prayed that parties may be directed to maintain 3 status quo for a period of three weeks from today. Normally, we would not have issued such a direction since it is for the State Commission to consider the request of the petitioners for grant of interim relief. However, as some of the petitioners are ladies, in the interest of justice, we direct the parties to maintain status quo for three weeks from today. With these observations and directions Writ Petition stands disposed of. Steno copy allowed. JUDGE JUDGE sahare