1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.628 OF 2009 Sudhakar Shankar Sawant ...Petitioner vs. Taramati Bhaskar Sawant & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.A.S.Khandeparkar i/b Khandeparkar & Associates for the petitioner Mr.Milind Deshmukh for respondent nos.1, 9 and 10. CORAM :A.S.OKA,J. DATE : AUGUST 28, 2009 P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The learned counsel for the respondents pointed out that the revision application preferred by the respondents for challenging the order passed by the Appelalte Authority under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act,1948 is pending for hearing before the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal and pending the disposal of the said revision application, the tribunal has directed the parties to maintain status quo. 2 The challenge in this writ petition is to the order passed by the District court by which the decree passed in the suit filed by the petitioner has been stayed pending the disposal of the appeal. The grievance is essentially regarding the stay granted to clause 3 of the operative part of the decree. I find that on 11th 2 February 2009, this court directed the parties to maintain status quo with regard to the suit property. The same is the order passed by the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal. The substantive appeal preferred by the respondents is pending. Interests of justice will be served if the ad-interim order passed by this court is continued till the disposal of the appeal with liberty to both the parties to apply for modification after the proceedings under the said Act of 1948 are finally decided. 3 The petition is disposed of by directing that ad- interim relief granted on 11th February 2009 will continue to operate till final disposal of the appeal and to that extent the impugned order stands modified. After the proceedings under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act,1948 are finally concluded, the parties will be at liberty to apply to the Appellate Court for modification of the interim arrangement. If such application is made the same shall be decided in accordance with law. All contentions of the parties in the pending appeal are expressly kept open. JUDGE