43 WP No.11836.2015 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11836 OF 2015 VIKAS RAMKISHAN RENGE VERSUS MADHAV TUKARAM PHAD AND ANOTHERS *** Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. D. S. Bhapkar h/f Mr. V. D. Salunke Advocate for Respondent : Mr. Sanjay V. Mundhe *** CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J. Date : 29th September, 2026 PER COURT :- 1. The petitioner has challenged the judgment and order dated 28.10.2015 rendered by the learned Ad-hoc District Judge–2, Parbhani, in Misc. Civil Appeal No. 66 of 2015, endorsing the order dated 12.10.2015 rendered by the learned 2nd Civil Judge, Junior Division, Parbhani, below Exhibit 5 in Regular Civil Suit No. 314 of 2014. 2. Vide order dated 19.08.2016, this Court directed to maintain status quo in respect of the portion indicated to be the part of the sale deed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents are ad idem that the interest of justice would be 2026:BHC-AUG:44544 43 WP No.11836.2015 -2- served if the petition is disposed of by continuing the ad-interim order directing the parties to maintain status quo till the disposal of the suit. 4. In view of the above, the parties shall maintain status quo in respect of the specific portion of the property indicated to be sold to the plaintiff in the sale deed which shall remain in operation till the final disposal of the suit. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated upon the merits of the case. All the contentions of the litigating parties are kept open. 6. Considering that the suit is of the year 2014, the Trial Court is requested to make an endeavour to expedite the proceedings and decide the suit on its merits in accordance with law, within a period of one year from today. 7. With the aforesaid observations, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.) Omkar Joshi