: 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 APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2522 OF WRIT PETITION NO.2522 OF WRIT PETITION NO.2522 OF 2006 2006 2006 WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2523 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2523 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2523 OF 2006 WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2524 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2524 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2524 OF 2006 WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2525 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2525 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.2525 OF 2006 --------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, office : Memoranda of Coram, : appearances, Court’s : Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions : & Registrar’s orders : --------------------------------------------------------- Shri S.K.Chaurasia, adv. for the Petitioners. Shri Y.S.Shinde, APP for Respondent/State. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J. J.H.BHATIA, J. J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE : 20th June, 2007. DATE : 20th June, 2007. DATE : 20th June, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. It appears that the petitioners have filed Miscellaneous Application Nos.700/N/2005, 701/N/2005, 702/N/2005 and 713/N/2005 before the Metropolitan Magistrate 12th Court at Bandra for return of their properties and defreezing of the bank accounts. Applications appear to : 2 : be pending for very long time. It appears that the concerned Metropolitan Magistrate has not passed any order on the same so far. Record reveals that last date in these matters was 4-10-2006 and the learned Metropolitan Magistrate directly adjourned the matter to 17-7-2007, i.e., more than 9 months after the last date. 2. Taking into consideration the circumstances, the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 12th Court, Bandra is hereby directed to hear the parties and pass appropriate orders disposing off the aforesaid applications by the end of July, 2007. 3. With these directions, these writ petitions stand disposed off. (J.H.BHATIA, J.) (J.H.BHATIA, J.) (J.H.BHATIA, J.)