1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9651 OF 2009 1.Shri Dattu Tukaram Chavan and ors .. Petitioners Vs Shri Pandurang Rajaram Chavan .. Respondent Mr. P.S.Dani , Advocate for the petitioners. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE, J. DATE : 09/12/2009 PC: 1. Heard Mr Dani, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr Dani, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that I need not entertain this writ petition on merits and the petitioners may be protected for a period of four weeks by an order of status-quo to enable the petitioners to move the civil court in a suit filed by the petitioners for declaration of their title. It appears that the petitioners have filed a civil suit some time in March, 2009 before the Civil Court, Senior Division, Nashik. Mr Dani submits that the petitioners intend to move the civil court in the said suit for interim order. 3. In view of the submissions of the learned counsel for the T 2 petitioners, in my opinion, this petition can be disposed of even without issuing notice to the respondent. Hence, I pass the following order. Parties are directed to maintain status-quo as of today till 15.1.2010. This order of status-quo is granted only to enable the petitioners to move the appropriate court for interim relief. While passing this order, I shall not be understood to have examined merits of the case. The concerned court shall deal with the application and the suit on merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by this order. It is needless to mention that the Civil Court shall not pass any order either in the suit or on the application for interim relief affecting right of the respondent without giving an opportunity of being heard to the respondent. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. It is needless to state that the orders passed by the revenue authorities would be subject to outcome of the suit and the civil court shall decide the suit uninfluenced by the observations made by the revenue authorities in this proceedings. (D. B. Bhosale, J.) 3