1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6760 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4807 OF 1996 The Principal, Mahatma Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Ahmedpur and ors. ...Petitioners VERSUS Govind s/o Chandrakant Kherdekar and ors. ...Respondents ..... Shri V.D.Salunke, advocate for the applicants (orig.respondent nos. 1 and 2) Shri Kailas More h/f Shri S.R.Barlinge, advocate for respondent no. 1 (original petitioner) ..... Coram : Shrihari P. Davare, J. Dated : 13 th July, 2009. ORAL ORDER : 1 Perused. 2 The applicants have preferred the present application 2 requesting to fix up Writ Petition No. 4807 of 1996 for final hearing at the earliest. 3 The applicants submit that the respondent no.1 herein i.e. original petitioner) has filed Writ Petition no. 4807 of 1996 challenging the judgment and order dated 28.8.1996 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, School Tribunal, Aurangabad in Appeal No. 67 of 1994, thereby dismissing the said appeal preferred by respondent no.1 herein. The applicants also submit that this court has passed interim order in said Writ Petition on 30.10.1996 and subsequently same came to be modified on 24.10.1997. Resultantly, the appointments of Junior Lecturers in the Physics Department were stayed; as well as permanency of the existing teachers without permission of this court also came to be standstill, which ultimately led to loss of the students taking education in the applicants college. It is also submitted that Writ Petition has become old, being of the year 1996 which is 13 years old and hence, it is submitted that present Writ Petition be taken up for final hearing at the earliest. 4 Heard both the respective counsel for the parties. 5 Considering the rival submissions, at the out set Writ Petition No. 4807 of 1996 is 13 years old and, therefore, it should 3 be taken up for final hearing at the earliest. Besides, the learned counsel for the applicants pointed out across the Bar that the said petition was fixed up for final hearing earlier on 4.2.2008, but same could not be reached for final hearing on the said date. Considering the said fact also the said Writ Petition is required to be fixed for final hearing at the earliest. Apart from the said position, interim order is running against the applicants herein and, therefore also, said Writ Petition is required to be taken up for final hearing at the earliest. 6 In the result, present Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘B’ thereof and Writ Petition NO. 4807 of 2007 be fixed for final hearing in the week commencing from 7.9.2009. (Shrihari P. Davare, J.) dbm/ca6760.09