If it shall appear to any Judge, either on the application of a party or otherwise, that an appeal or matter can be more advantageously heard by a Bench of two or more Judges, he may report to that effect to the Chief Justice who shall make such order thereon as he shall think fit.
(B) Substitute the following for the existing Chapter XVII Rules, 1, 4, 17 and 18 of the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960 (Reprint 1981):— Chapter XVII Petitions under Articles 226 and 227 and applications under Article 228 of the Constitution and Rules for the issue of writs and orders under the said Articles
1. (i) Applications for issue or writs, directions, etc. under Article 226 of the Constitution.— Every application for the issue of a direction, order or writ under Article 226 of the Constitution shall be heard and disposed of by a Division Bench to be appointed by the Chief Justice. The application shall set out therein the relief sought and the grounds on which it is sought. It shall be solemnly affirmed or supported by an affidavit. In every such application, the applicant shall state whether he has made any other application to the Supreme Court or the High Court in respect of the same matter and how that application has been disposed of.
(ii) Applicant to inform Court, if, during pendency of an application, the Supreme Court has been approached.— If the applicant makes an application to the Supreme Court in respect of the same matter during the pendency of the application in the High Court, he shall forthwith bring this fact to the notice of the High Court by filing an affidavit in the case and shall furnish a copy of such affidavit to the other side.
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(iii) Hearing may be adjourned pending decision be Supreme Court.— The Court may adjourn the hearing of the application made to it pending the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter.
4. Division Bench to dispose of the application; rule nisi may be granted by a Single Judge.— Applications under Rule I shall be heard and disposed of by a Division Bench; but a Single Judge may grant rule nisi, provided that he shall not pass any final order on the application.