1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.1334 OF 2008 (Shrikant s/o Shankarrao Nildawar and another vs. Assistant Charity Commissioner and others) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : APRIL 8, 2008 Heard Shri Kulkarni, learned Counsel for the petitioners, Shri Kankale, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent no.1, and Shri Gode, learned Counsel for the respondent no.2. The petition is directed against the order dated 11.1.2008 whereby Assistant Charity Commissioner passed ad interim order in terms of prayer clause (A) of the application moved by the respondent no.2 in the proceedings under Section 41-A of the Bombay Public Trusts Act initiated before the Assistant Charity Commissioner. The respective Counsel for the parties 2 state that direction may be given to the Assistant Charity Commissioner to decide the application under Section 41-A of the Bombay Public Trusts Act finally within a stipulated period and till then, the parties shall maintain status quo. In the circumstances, the petition is disposed of with direction to the Assistant Charity Commissioner, Nagpur to dispose of the application under Section 41-A of the Bombay Public Trusts Act on its own merits according to law as early as possible and in any case, not beyond the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. Needless to mention that parties have already agreed to maintain status quo in the meantime. JUDGE JUDGE khj