1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AURANGABAD APPEAL FROM ORDER NO.27 OF 2009 Mohan s/o Lala Wadate ... APPELLANT (Original Plaintiff) VERSUS Shantabai w/o Govardhan Wadate ... RESPONDENT (Original Defendant) ..... Shri V.M. Kagne, Advocate for the appellant Shri B.R. Warma, Advocate for the respondent ..... CORAM : S.P. DAVARE, J. DATED : 17th June, 2009. ORAL ORDER: 1. The appellant (original plaintiff) has filed Regular Civil Suit No.317/1999 for specific performance, declaration and perpetual injunction before Civil Judge, Junior Division, Shevgaon. However, it was dismissed vide judgment and order dated 9.4.2007. Being aggrieved by the said judgment and order, the appellant (original plaintiff) preferred Regular Civil 2 Appeal No.143/2007 before the district Court, Ahmednagar and filed an application for temporary injunction therein. However, the said application for temporary injunction came to be rejected by the learned District Judge-1, Ahmednagar vide order passed on 31.1.2008. Being aggrieved by the said judgment and order, the appellant (original plaintiff) has preferred the present Appeal from Order challenging the same. 2. At the outset, it was pointed out that the temporary injunction was in favour of the appellant/ plaintiff throughout the suit. Moreover, it is submitted by Shri Kagne, learned counsel for the appellant that initially he had filed Writ Petition challenging the order dated 31.1.2008, but since Writ Petition was wrongly filed, it was withdrawn and present Appeal from Order assailing the impugned order dated 31.1.2008 was filed, but status quo order was in favour of the appellant (petitioner in the said Writ Petition). 3. Considering the facts and circumstances, since Regular Civil Appeal No.143/2007 is pending before the learned District Judge-1, Ahmednagar since the year 2007, directions can be issued to expedite the hearing of the said appeal. Meanwhile, directions can be issued to the parties to maintain status quo existing as of today and accordingly present Appeal from Order can be disposed of which would meet the ends of justice. 4. Accordingly, the learned District Judge-1, Ahmednagar is 3 directed to decide the Regular Civil Appeal No.143/2007 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the writ from this Court, and meanwhile, parties shall maintain status quo existing as of today till the decision of the said appeal. Present Appeal from Order stands disposed of accordingly. (S.P. DAVARE, J.) fmp/ao27.09