1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No. 2056 of 2011 Prakash v. The PDSJ, Amravati -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr V.A. Kothale, Adv for petitioner Coram: D.D. Sinha and A. P. Bhangale, JJ Dated: 28th April 2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Writ Petition is directed against the order of transfer dated 31.3.2011 whereby the petitioner came to be transferred from District & Sessions Court, Amravati to the Civil Court at Dharni. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner submitted representation against the order of transfer to the respondent Principal District & Sessions Judge. Hearing on the said representation was held on 11th April 2011. However, till this date, orders are not passed. It is prayed that direction be given to the respondent PD & SJ, Amravati to pass an appropriate order within a stipulated period and further prayed that till such order is passed, parties may be directed to maintain status-quo. 3. Considered the contention canvassed by learned counsel for the petitioner. Normally, without issuing notice to 2 the respondent, we would not have shown any indulgence in the petition. However, direction sought by the petitioner being of a formal nature and issue about validity of the order of transfer needs to be considered by the respondent after taking into consideration the representation of the petitioner, we are issuing following direction by dispensing with notice to the respondent. 4. The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Amravati is directed to pass an appropriate orders in accordance with law on the representation of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of communication of this order on its own merit in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard. In the interest of justice, we direct parties to maintain status-quo as on today. It is made clear that the order of status-quo shall cease to operate automatically after the order is passed by the Principal District & Sessions Judge, Amravati. With these observations and direction, writ petition disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE joshi 3