1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR APPEAL AGAINST ORDER NO.12/2006 Chandrashekhar s/o Narayan Malkhede ...Versus... Smt. Sumitrabai w/o Dattuji Jichkar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Shri S.V. Purohit, Adv. for appellant] CORAM:- A.B. CHAUDHARI, J. DATED :- 12.06.2008 Heard learned Counsel for the appellant. None for the respondent though served. Learned Counsel for the appellant makes a statement that the suit is being heard on merits in the trial Court and as a matter of fact evidence of the plaintiff has been recorded and now the suit shall be posted for evidence of defendant. According to him, there is strong likelihood of the suit being decided within a short time. It is pointed to me that the order dated 7.7.2006, made by this Court, directing the parties to 2 maintain status quo is operating for about two years. In the fact situation, the present appeal can be disposed of with the following order. The appeal is disposed of in terms of the order dated 7.7.2006, made by this Court, and the parties shall maintain status quo till the decision of the suit. The trial Court is directed to decide the suit as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six months from the date of receipt of writ from this Court. Appeal Against Order is disposed of. No order as to costs. JUDGE ssw