..(1).. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.5648 OF 2007 CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.5648 OF 2007 CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.5648 OF 2007 Hiralal Govind Sonkavade. ..Petitioner. Versus Versus Versus Smt.Gaurabai Baburao Aljapurkar and Ors. ..Respondents. .. Mr.V.B.Naik, Adv. with Ms.Deepa Ahuja, Adv. for the Petitioner. Ms.Manjiri Parasnis, Adv. a/w. Mr.G.S.Godbole, Adv. for Respondents. .. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. CORAM : SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J. DATED : JANUARY 16, 2008. DATED : JANUARY 16, 2008. DATED : JANUARY 16, 2008. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned Advocate for the respondents. 2. In Regular Civil Suit No.705 of 1975, Exh.71 came to be filed by orig.defendant No.3A i.e. sub tenant to call defendant No.1 i.e. original tenant as his witness. The said application came to be rejected by the learned C.J.J.D., Solapur by order dated 28.2.2007. Hence ..(2).. this Petition. 3. Mr.Godbole, the learned Advocate for the respondents states that respondent No.1 is over 66 years of age and the Suit is of the year 1975. Hence in order to expedite the matter, Mr.Godbole states that Exh.71 may be allowed. However, he has prayed that the proceedings in the said Suit be expedited, for which the learned Advocate for the petitioner has no objection. In view of the above statement, impugned order is set aside. Exh.71 is allowed and the proceedings relating to R.C.S. No.705 of 1975 are expedited. 4. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.) (SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.)